The rates are
controlled by private investors buying and selling mortgage bonds.
Not exact matches
This emphasis does not exist when it comes to the valuation of
private businesses, or in the vast majority of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) analyses undertaken
by control investors.
And yet,
private company investments can also be notably high - risk endeavors, the company is generally not as regulated; it may be
controlled by majority owners who are unscrupulous and if
investors are not careful, they may find themselves locked into ownership in the business with no exit — no way to monetize their illiquid interest in the company.
Labeling those who value and defend bar independence as restrictive may permit some to gloss over the consequences of lawyers offering services to the public while
controlled, not
by client instructions, but rather
by the interests of silent business partners, be they shareholders,
private investors, or holding companies with other business units.
As
investors seek greater transparency and
control over their capital, independent sponsors have taken the opportunity to step into the role left
by shifts in the
private equity industry since the recession and shop for deals and returns individually.