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       Posted on January 10th, 2013

Private Equity, HRM and Employment

This paper analyses the employment, wages, HRM and industrial relations impact of private equity, drawing upon empirical evidence from various countries and institutional contexts. The authors identify different types of private equity backed buyouts and highlight the impact of creating value through long and short term ownership, and strategies emphasizing increased efficiency or [...]


       Posted on December 20th, 2012

The Impact of New Regulation on the Swiss Alternative Investment Fund Manager Industry: A comprehensive market survey

Following the outbreak of the financial crisis and its first peak in 2008 – events which led to a shakeout in the financial industry and brought shortcomings in financial markets supervision to light – a wave of regulatory initiatives has been unleashed around the globe to address these shortcomings and help prevent future [...]


       Posted on December 18th, 2012

Cambridge Associates Global ex U.S. Developed and Emerging Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital Benchmark Commentary Quarter Ending June 30, 2012

During the second quarter, in U.S. dollar terms, the Cambridge Associates (C|A) LLC Global ex U.S. Developed Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital Index 1,2 fell 1.5%, marking the third time in the past four quarters when the index produced a negative return; the C|A Emerging Markets Index dropped 2.7%. The Euro was [...]


       Posted on December 10th, 2012

Private Equity in Southeast Asia: Increasing Success, Rising Competition

This report surveys the dealmaking landscape in one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-growing regions, providing private-equity professionals with a detailed overview of the opportunities and challenges to be found there. In addition to reviewing recent dealmaking activity and the investment theses driving the transactions, BCG describes the unique aspects of culture, [...]


       Posted on December 4th, 2012

Founders, Private Equity Investors and Underpricing in Entrepreneurial IPOs

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) can provide an entrepreneurial firm with critical resources for its future expansion. It can also provide the entrepreneur with the first substantive access to cash from their investment of time and resources in the entrepreneurial effort. Underpricing of the stock at the IPO, the difference between the initial [...]


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