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The Curse of SoftBank

The Japanese group’s investment fund poured a torrent of cash into Silicon Valley. But did it gamble blindly on a series of overpriced unicorns? BY

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Cartier Women’s Initiative

The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international programme created in 2006 to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. The Jury for the

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新书上架丨克劳迪娅·纪斯伯格:揭开私募股权的神秘面纱

股权投资是非常古老的一个行业,但是私募股权(private equity,简称PE)投资则是近30年来才获得高速发展的新兴事物。《2018中国私募股权投资发展报告》数据显示,在募资方面,2017年中国私募股权市场募资金额达到1.8万亿元的水平,已经成为全球募资量最大的市场。在投资方面,2017年全年投资额达到1.2万亿元,已经远远超过欧洲市场。

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Time for Boards to see Private Equity as more than a financial investor

The model and workings of the Private Equity (PE) has evolved over the years. The image of vultures seeking to prey on underperforming companies with steady cash flows in heavily leveraged transactions and riding the investment out to a successful exit has developed to one of highly proficient transformation agents seeking to impact businesses at critical junctures of their development.

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From “Barbarians” to Skilled Industrialists

Some 41 years ago, George Roberts, Jerry Kohlberg and Henry Kravis pulled together US$120,000 to form their first private equity (PE) fund. There were no such funds in those days and nobody else appeared to be doing what was then called leveraged buyouts. Little did they know that they were starting an industry.

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Private equity: Not for the faint-hearted

Alas, private equity deals do not fall into one’s lap, like manna from heaven. Identifying potential deals may be quite simple, given the number of companies seeking funding in the corporate jungle.

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