Private Equity's Role Grows Along With Local Deals
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The value of mergers and acquisitions in Virginia, Maryland and the District hit record highs last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. But even more striking is the growth of private-equity involvement in these deals, which more than doubled in each of the three jurisdictions.
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This deal is not cheap, but it provides some critical assets.
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Multiple bids could drive the company's stock even higher.
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Executives of private equity companies said that increasing levels of leverage in the financial markets should stir caution among investors.
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As the online ad market booms, private equity firms flush with investment capital are looking at an array of Web players with an eye toward combining them into large-scale digital marketing firms.
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The real estate company seems to have the right results and the right investors.
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After years of supersize private equity deals, investors have begun to push back at several prominent transactions.
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Venture capital and private equity firms enjoyed a particularly strong third quarter when it came to raising money from institutional investors.
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Signs are appearing that private-equity groups may be having more difficulty making deals.
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A fast-growing market for private placements of stock has emerged to rival the initial public offering as a way for U.S. companies to raise capital by selling shares.
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A slew of private equity deals already under financing pressure from the credit crunch now face added concerns over a potential recession.
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Team-up will help the companies compete and fill gaps in both firms' portfolios.
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The first six months of 2007 will be remembered as the heyday of private equity.
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Companies from Home Depot to Johnson &  Johnson are borrowing a page from the private equity playbook  by accumulating debt to boost returns -- and Wall Street is  lending a helping hand.
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Two more private equity deals showed signs of unraveling on Friday, as buyers and bankers grow increasingly wary of the purchases they rushed into only months ago.
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A rush of multibillion-dollar buyouts  has catapulted the volume of private equity deals to their  highest level on record, data published on Tuesday shows.
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Things are looking up for once-beleaguered MicroStrategy.