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Private equity’s "animal spirits" are back in 2011, with increased optimism for a revival of deal volume, fund-raising and exits. But with markets fragile and asset values high, PE firms can no longer count on a strengthening economy to propel returns. Instead, the actions of the PE firms themselves will shape their gains—and determine the winners.
This decade could be even better than the last for private equity in India if regulatory and other barriers fall.
The region is now firmly fixed on the maps of global PE investors.
Private equity's expansion into the Middle East and North Africa has reshaped the region, but the industry's momentum appears to have stalled. Here's how PE firms can get it restarted and pull away from competitors.
Conditions look promising for PE to pick up where it left off before the downturn and deepen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa.
There are no billion-dollar blockbuster deals, no hostile takeovers, no big initial public offerings. Yet over the 10-year period since PE and venture capital players entered China, the industry has played a supporting role in economic growth, job creation, innovation and entrepreneurial success.
Private equity has improved company performance and social outcomes in China.
Private equity's "golden age" of low interest rates, abundant leverage, mega-deal making and effortless returns is over, but what new direction will the industry take? This report explains how the downturn rearranged established rules, reset expectations and planted the seeds of PE's next phase.
Removing regulatory and other barriers could make this decade even better than the last.
Survivors of the current private equity shakeout will emerge stronger and smarter.
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PE firms are loaded with dry powder and hungry to do deals.
How Net Promoter companies thrive in a customer-driven world.
Five steps to breakthrough performance in your organization.
A return to growth in turbulent times
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