Private equity defined in simple terms. Private equity is simply a class of assets that include equity securities in operating companies that are not bought and sold in the stock exchange.
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Latin American Countries Gird for New Round of Currency Wars
Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica and Mexico are preparing its financial systems for the pressure from foreign markets on their currencies.
Reuters Finds Signs Cyprus Meltdown Could Have Been Averted
Reuters, in its investigation, found existing measures by the EU that could have avoided the Cypriot banking system collapse.
Brazil's Itau' Unibanco Tops Global Debt List
Itau' Unibanco emerges as top global debt manager according to Thomson Reuters data. Brazilian banks raced ahead of its foreign competition in the management of global debt offerings from both its government and fellow companies in 2012.
Trends Indicate Many Issues with Markets
The slowdown in world markets and the decline of the US Dollar value against other currencies is a recipe for problems post 2008.
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Some nonbank financial companies have begun to rely more heavily on long-dated, unsecured retail notes as a critical source of funding, and issuance volumes are likely to rise again in 2013
Volume and Value of VC Investments Rises in European Automotive Industry, finds Frost & Sullivan Venture capital investment as a financing option has been gaining importance in automotive transactions.
The annual rankings of the top 10 largest private equity deals of 2012 The annual rankings of the top 10 largest private equity deals of 2012 was released by PrivCo, the leading private company financial data provider.
To stay competitive this year, companies should take a critical look at the following areas Companies operating in the private mid-market will face a number of common obstacles on their road to growth and profitability in the year ahead.
Venture capital funding to focus on enhanced drug delivery and product life cycle management technologies
Financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC The global investment company said Seiji Inagaki joined its board on Jan.
The skilled-worker visa reform the entrepreneurs want is relatively uncontroversial San Francisco-based entrepreneur Garrett Johnson is usually too busy with his messaging start-up for much travel, but one issue has inspired him to cross the country: immigration reform.
South Africa's Ethos Private Equity has raised $800 million for a new fund that will look for opportunities in the continent's biggest economy and its fast-growing neighbors in one of the largest amounts secured by an Africa-focused fund
Oral Cancer Prevention International and CDx Laboratories recently merged to become CDx Diagnostics.
