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BERLIN, March 3 (Reuters) – Private equity firms see a strong year for IPOs as institutional investors back growing companies and buyout firms hold on to large stakes in the hope of getting even greater returns. After a rocky start in 2010 as public markets rejected a number of private equity-backed initial public offerings (IPOs), […]

BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) – Private equity firms may be missing vast opportunities in overlooked or misunderstood areas such as Africa and Russia in their rush for Asian and Brazilian assets. Speaking at the SuperReturn annual private equity conference this week, private equity experts said buyout firms may be ignoring risks such as internal politics […]

BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) – Buyout firms piling back into fundraising markets this year face raising far less capital than for their previous funds as investors limit the amount they are ready to give private equity for deals. Many big name private equity firms reaching the end of their investment periods or running low on […]