How some PE firms find answers to potential buyer questions ahead of time.

How lower-middle market businesses can be transformed through valuable data.

Permira’s Tom Lister talks the firm’s highly successful Hugo Boss deal.

How some PE firms decide whether or not to participate in an auction.

What to do about the need for high-skill workers and the disappearance of low-skill jobs?

The story behind Oaktree’s 23x return on a distressed food company.

Permira’s Tom Lister remembers his days with Ted Forstmann.

Permira’s Tom Lister talks about the “fantastic” culture of the global firm.

A comprehensive report of the tepid private equity deal volume of Q2 2017, and more…

“Why aren’t there more big take-privates like Staples happening?”, ask deal veterans

Jay Jordan reflects on his passion for Notre Dame University as a trustee and former alum.

Will there be a rebirth of US manufacturing?

Why valuations are surging and hold periods shortening for software deals.

How a ‘Missouri boy’ founded what is today a dominant middle-market buyout firm.

Expert discussion of deal activity from the first quarter of 2017.

Deal activity from the first quarter of 2017 is discussed – including the observation, “Where were the mega-deals?”

How Stewart Kohl’s career in private equity was driven by an ability to connect with people.

Deal-by-deal structures are on the rise, but what are the risks?