Sentences with phrase «takeovers by private equity firms»

The buyout was part of a vast wave of debt - enabled takeovers by private equity firms from 2005 to 2007 that saw deal prices soar to tens of billions of dollars.

Brought by Connect, it described private equity as a «21st century gold - rush,» where takeovers by private equity firms frequently lead to a loss of rights and benefits for employees.

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Healthscope has confirmed it has received a takeover offer from a consortium led by new private equity firm BGH Capital and major shareholde...

More than $ 800 million in market value has been shredded from two ASX - listed companies, Treasury Wine Estates and quality assurance group SAI Global, since proposed takeover bids by private equity firms fell flat.

He says it should hand over the keys to the United States private equity firms led by KKR & Co, who've made an enhanced $ 3.4 billion takeover bid and let them fix it up, away from the spotlight of being listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid, global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership of equity in corporations, private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is much more fun than people give it credit for.

Part of the team advising (in relation to US litigation argued pursuant to English Law) and representing (High Court, Commercial Court) a major private equity firm (Terra Firma) regarding misrepresentations made by a US investment bank during the sale and financing of a high profile multi-billion pound takeover of a FTSE 100 company and the subsequent pre-pack administration of the acquired company.