Archive for January 2009

New Article - Why Do Companies Combine?

“Besides a public company’s general quest for continued revenue growth, companies combine for a variety of reasons, the most prevalent include…” Read More
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New Article - Merger vs. Acquisition

“Mergers and acquisitions serve to combine two previously separate companies. A merger implies some equality in size or stature as wells as mutual consent between the combining firms, while an acquisition implies one dominant company purchasing a company of lesser size or stature and sometimes even against the wishes of the target (in the case [...]

Access to Data Modules & Pricing

A subscription grants access to the entire data suite: private equity, hedge fund, mezzanine, small business investment companies, valuation, M&A advisory, and real estate firms.

Contacting Private Equity Firms - protocol

If an M&A professional experiences difficulty getting a good response rate from the private equity firms, it’s likely because he or she has yet to establish a solid working relationship with key contacts at these firms. Below is a best practice to contact the private equity firms about potential deal opportunities.
For best results (also the [...]

Search Tip - Using Quotes

Our keyword search engines use an exact text string matching method. That is, when you keyword search the portfolio companies business descriptions or the professional bios, by default, the search engine will find all occurrences that exactly match the text in your search query.
For example, searching for the word print will result in printing, printer, [...]

Search Tip - Keyword Searching

If you are keyword searching the private equity portfolio companies or the professional bios, it is usually best to leave off the suffixes in your search terms. This way, your search results will contain all occurences of the root form of the word that is important to you.
For example, if you are interested in searching [...]

Efficient Searching - Private Equity Groups

For middle market investment bankers, finding the right private equity group, rather than just a private equity group is paramount. Further, contacting the right person at the right firm is also important because contacting the wrong person at the right firm often leads to the wrong answer. This is why we enable subscribers to search [...]