http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing Private equity funds under management totaled $2.918 trillion at the end of 2011. According to David Rubenstein, co-founder of Carlyle Group LP there are nearly 5,000 private equity funds in the world. Private equity, one of the alternative asset classes offering diversification from stocks and bonds, has traditionally been about leveraged buyouts - where the buyer funds the purchase price through borrowing, using the target company’s assets as collateral, says a Reuters report. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:43:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=16 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=16#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:34:13 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=16 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=16>Article Link</a> Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) describes itself as “an acquirer, owner, and manager of high cash flow, niche leading middle market businesses operating in attractive industries.” CODI is thus essentially a public middle-market private equity fund. (more…)

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