Let's not forget our US$45B TXU nightmare
They can’t all be like this, can they? Canadians are sitting on 35 or so direct investments in some of the world’s highest-profile private equity buyouts. We’ve got direct ownership stakes in such firms...
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Freescale IPO won't skate us back onside just yet
We are approaching five years since the US$17.6 billion LBO of Freescale Semiconductor in September 2006. Plenty has happened in the intervening period, and the climate for investing has been difficult. And yet, even...
How are we doing on SunGard after 5+ years?
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? At the time, the 2005 US$11.3 billion SunGard leveraged buyout was the largest equity cheque ever written: US$3.5 billion. The sponsor syndicate was as impressive as can be, with Bain Capital,...
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