5 Strategies for Successfully Managing a Search Fund Pankaj Amin founded SC Ventures as a search fund in 2001 and bought Affinitel Communications, a telecommunications company he subsequently…
Axial Research: 2011 Health Care M&A Activity Report This month’s Axial network activity report takes a closer look at the 300 Opportunities brought to market specifically within the…
Asset Class Diversification: A Family Office Perspective on Direct Investing There is a growing trend in which Family Offices are directly buying or investing in private companies, as opposed to…
Duped by Social Media: 6 Questions You Should Ask when Using LinkedIn Last week, the SEC accused Anthony Fields’ of marketing fraudulent securities on LinkedIn. This is perhaps the most serious example yet…
Private Equity Infographic: Looking Back on 2011 and Forward to 2012 Private equity deal activity started off the first half of 2011 on a tear, fueled largely by portfolio company add-ons…
7 Private Equity Tax Tips for 2011 This guest article is written courtesy of Warren Abkowitz, JD, CPA and Partner at J.H. Cohn LLP. Warren has more…
$39 Billion AT&T for T-Mobile Bid Falls Apart over Antitrust In an attempt to buy growth and unclog its wireless spectrum congested by data-guzzling iPhones, AT&T made a $39 Billion…
Axial Network Research: 2011 Industrials M&A Activity Report Since January 2011, 1,266 Axial Members have managed over 3,559 transactions on Axial. This report takes a closer look at…
Secondary Buyouts: Sponsors’ Perspectives on Value Creation Secondary buyouts – PE firms selling portfolio companies to other PE firms, as opposed to corporate buyers or public markets…