Week in Review: Carried Interest, Jeffries, and Spotify Although the spotlight on elections may have faded, an undercurrent of concern still pervades the private equity industry. Anticipated regulatory…
How to Address the Misconceptions About Private Equity Over the last two years, private equity has been the center of plenty of controversy. If you open a newspaper,…
Will Mega-Deals Relieve the Dry Powder Pressure? Too much of a good thing is never a good thing. Dry powder is no exception to this rule. With…
Week in Review: Obama, the Fiscal Cliff, and Nike Last week, President Obama was re-elected and, while this may mean some restructuring for private equity, the media’s focus has…
5 Questions that Remain After the Election President Obama will keep his office for another four years. However, according to the results of our Corporate Development Survey,…
Deal Flow on the Rise: Is Capital Gains Tax the Culprit? In reviewing the Axial Network activity for October, we learned that October was a busy month. A very busy month.…
Week in Review: Hurricane Sandy, Banks, and Africa Last week, Hurricane Sandy certainly made its presence known to the Northeast. Despite closing the public markets for two days,…
An Introduction to Mezz Lending With increasing appeal to investors and a growing presence on Axial, mezzanine lenders have recently become a particularly interesting topic.…
Amazon, LivingSocial and the Risks of Failed Acquisitions For early-stage companies, acquisitions can be a vital part of a rapid growth strategy. They allow the business to overcome…