A monthly email providing news from the world of private equity.
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"The only thing more expensive than hiring a professional is hiring an amateur." - Red Adair
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts" - Winston Churchill
Private Equity Pulse: five takeaways from 2Q 2022
Exits saw a steeper fall than new acquisitions, falling 35% to US$363b in the first half of the year. Declines were driven almost entirely by limits on the ability of sponsors to achieve public exits. PE-backed IPOs fell a dramatic 93% in the...
Samsung Floats Nearly $200 Billion Spend on New Texas...
SEOUL-Samsung Electronics has floated the prospect of investing nearly $200 billion for 11 new chip-making plants in Texas over the next two decades, a mega splurge that if executed would dramatically boost its semiconductor foothold in the U.S....
Commentary: Private equity will still outperform public...
In recent months, we have seen a reset in U.S. public markets on the back of inflationary pressures, rising rates, and geopolitical uncertainties. There is discussion of a looming recession, and markets seem to still be searching for the bottom....
Recessions offer major opportunities for innovators. They can be a good time to introduce game-changing offerings or simple, affordable solutions or make bold, strategic moves. The resource scarcity that typically accompanies recessions forces...
