Private Equity’s Back Door to Buying Banks - Wall Street Journal Blogs

Private Equity’s Back Door to Buying Banks Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 18 hours ago After paying billions of dollars in 2006 and 2007 for deals that many considered overvalued and that burdened the targets with too much debt, private-equity ...

Nomura’s Share Plunge Causes Loss at Private-Equity Firm Jafco - Bloomberg

Nomura’s Share Plunge Causes Loss at Private-Equity Firm Jafco Bloomberg - Jan 4, 2009 ... quarter helped fuel an estimated investment loss of 1.32 billion yen ($14.4 million) at Jafco Co., the Japanese private-equity investment firm said. ...

Equity firm launch is par for the course - Scotland on Sunday

Equity firm launch is par for the course Scotland on Sunday, UK - Jan 3, 2009 By Nathalie Thomas A GROUP of Scottish entrepreneurs is setting up a private equity firm in Edinburgh to take advantage of the depressed market conditions. ...

2008 Review - Look back in Horror! - RGE Monitor

2008 Review - Look back in Horror! RGE Monitor, NY - 22 hours ago Alternative assets (private equity and hedge funds) that were meant to perform differently to other asset classes and diversify investment portfolios also ...

Banks’ ‘Catatonic Fear’ Means Consumers Don’t Get TARP Relief - Bloomberg

Banks’ ‘Catatonic Fear’ Means Consumers Don’t Get TARP Relief Bloomberg - Jan 5, 2009 “The public good is the key to the private good in this case. It’s not the other way around.” Although the government has committed more than $8.5 trillion ...