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For each fund under management, private equity firms cycle through a multi-staged process of:
Fund raising from limited partners
Portfolio acquisition search
Investment
Growth
Divestment
Dispersal of funds back to limited partners
Fund Raising
Most private equity firms raise capital for a fund through investments made by limited partners - typically pensions, endowments, institutional funds, and high [...]
Merger & Acquisition advisory firms, also referred to as investment banks, retain new clients with a negotiable engagement letter that outlines the services to be provided, the fee structure and other general terms of agreement. This article presents an overview of the three most common components of an M&A advisor’s fee structure:
Retainer fee
Success [...]
A company’s capital structure is the relative proportion of equity and debt used to finance assets and operations. A company’s capital structure determines both the nature of its stakeholders and its expected cost of capital.
Capital Structure Balance
The combination of debt and equity to finance assets varies from one industry to another and from company to [...]
Carried interest is the profit earned on private equity investments by a deal-maker in a private equity house. Often known as carry, it allows private equity professionals to receive up to 20% of the profit from a company they sell. The carry can be a significant portion of a private equity professional’s total compensation.
Private equity [...]
While both venture capital and private equity firms provide cash in exchange for equity positions in companies, the main distinction is the juncture in which the investment is made. With the exception of turnaround investments, private equity firms tend to invest in more established businesses with a history of positive, and preferably reliable, cash flow [...]
This post describes the difference between Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt.
Senior debt refers to debt that is in first-lien position. In the event of a default and subsequent liquidation, the senior lender (often a commercial bank), has first priority in recouping its investment. When a company goes bankrupt, stake holders divide the proceeds from selling [...]