Executive Compensation of Private Equity’s Elite
Executive compensation has long been a divisive issue, but in the wake of the economic recession and with the ever-increasing economic disparity that exists in the United States, it is an issue that...
View ArticleAfrica: The New Private Equity Frontier
Investing in Africa probably doesn’t sound too lucrative to your average fund manager. The thought of investing in Africa probably seems too risky to most investors with its inadequate infrastructure,...
View ArticleIncreased Interest in Co-Investment Rights: Justified or Not?
Since the Economic Recession of 2008, it has been more difficult for private equity firms to secure capital commitments from institutional investors and other wealthy individuals for prospective funds....
View ArticlePrivate Equity Investment in Farmland
“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” – Mark Twain Financiers have been investing in farmland for centuries, from the Roman empire being fed by farms in North Africa to American fruit companies...
View ArticleLenovo’s Deals with IBM and Google Likely to Survive CFIUS Review
The Chinese leading PC maker, Lenovo, has been ambitiously using acquisitions to fuel its growth since the beginning of this year. The company announced two deals valued at over $5 billion, total, in...
View ArticleWill King Meet the Same Fate as Zynga? I.P.O. in the Mobile Gaming Industry
The stock price of King Digital Entertainment fell over 15% on its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange, despite the great success this mobile game maker has enjoyed from Candy Crush Saga, one...
View Article(Jump)start Our Business Startups: The JOBS Act 500+ Days Later (Part 2)
Two years, one month, and three days have passed since President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law. A product of rare bipartisanship, the JOBS Act was praised on both...
View ArticleThe Intersection of Private Equity and ERISA after Sun Capital
In July 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund that a private equity fund was...
View ArticleDivergent Incentives in Secondary Buyout Transactions Cause Limited Partners...
Over the past year secondary buyout transactions have become the increasingly common move of primary private equity fund managers seeking to exit their portfolio company investments in Europe and the...
View ArticleThe Collateral Effects of Tesla’s Proposed $5 Billion Battery Plant
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks regarding Tesla Motor’s announced plans to build a $5 Billion battery factory somewhere in the American Southwest.1 Tesla has announced that the projected cost...
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