Private equity-backed IPOs aren’t performing. That is driving more companies to stay private

Globally, more than 70% of 90 IPOs backed by buyouts between 2010 and 2014 underperformed, according to Bain & Co.....»»

Private equity investment involves buying an ownership stake in companies that aren't publicly traded but offer potential for above-average returns. Private equity invest.....»»

Citigroup Inc on Friday named Douglas Adams and James Fleming global co-heads of its equity capital markets business, which helps companies raise money through IPOs and private placements......»»

Tysons management advisory firm MorganFranklin announced Tuesday it has sold to Vaco, a global talent and services firm backed by private equity. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal, but said it will create a combined $750 million.....»»

The small consolation for shareholders saddled with losses is that LBO firms appear strangely keen to buy them back......»»

Since 2006, the number of private equity-backed companies in the United States has more than doubled.....»»

Fledgling companies, many backed by private equity, are rushing to help shale drillers deal with one of their trickiest problems: what to do with the vast volumes of wastewater that are a byproduct of fracking wells......»»

Fledgling companies, many backed by private equity, are rushing to help shale drillers deal with one of their trickiest problems: what to do with the vast volumes of wastewater that are a byproduct of fracking wells......»»

Fledgling companies, many backed by private equity, are rushing to help shale drillers deal with one of their trickiest problems: what to do with the vast volumes of wastewater that are a byproduct of fracking wells......»»

Two local energy companies backed with private equity from Houston’s Quantum Energy Partners LP have entered a long-term partnership to operate in the Eagle Ford.  After receiving $200 million in equity commitments from Quantum and other inves.....»»

Japanese car parts maker Calsonic Kansei, owned by U.S. private equity firm KKR, has agreed to buy Fiat Chrysler's high-tech parts-making unit Magneti Marelli unit for 6.2 billion euros ($7.1 billion), the companies said......»»

Business development companies can make steady additions to a diversified income strategy......»»

The graph shows total equity capital raised by private companies (green bar) as a % of total equity raises during the first 20 weeks of each year. The orange line shows the average private equity deal size. read more.....»»

As companies set goals around environmental, social, and governance initiatives, their financial partners like banks and private-equity firms have potential to lead by example. The panel was hosted by (l-r) Insi.....»»

Sumit Rajpal, former co-head of the merchant bank of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is launching a new private-equity firm targeting companies that are sitting on valuable troves of data that can be used more effectively to spur growth......»»

The firm typically invests $5 million to $30 million of capital in the form of debt and equity into high-growth middle-market companies......»»

AlertMedia was built to help other companies keep their employees and assets as safe as possible and maintain the flow of business despite disruptive events ranging from extreme weather to crime to a viral outbreak. So there was no way a multi-.....»»

Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday confirmed that it was in talks to acquire "all or part of" The Bountiful Company. The maker of Nature's Bounty vitamins is backed by private-equity firm KKR & Co. and had been planning.....»»

Month-end reporting is a critical business process that allows private equity (PE) firms to gain an accurate picture of their portfolios. Depending on the diversity of companies.....»»

Oatly Group AB has formally filed paperwork Monday for an initial public offering in the U.S., nine months after private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. and a handful high-profile celebrities took a stake in the oat milk producer......»»