BusinessWeek’s cover story this week touts that Private Equity as the much-needed impetus to jumpstart the ailing economy. (Although, some might argue that these “barbarians at the gate” had a hand in getting the economy into its current funk.) Irony aside, the article says PE firms like KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, Apollo and TPG have been [...]

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Bloomberg recently reported that Private Equity (PE) deals have fallen 70% in the first 10 months of this year, confirming what many in the industry have known for quite some time: economic conditions have put a near halt on deal flow and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. At The Deal’s M&A [...]

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