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The Pulse of Private Equity - 9/5/2016

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PE Fund Sizes Spike in 1H 2016 Across North America and Europe, both mean and median private equity fund sizes spiked in the first half of 2016. The average fund size came in at $803.9 million, just shy of the decade-high $838.9 million notched in 2007, while the median just barely set a new high…

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Lead Left Interview - Jason Kelly (Part 2)

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This week we continue our conversation with Jason Kelly, New York bureau chief, Bloomberg. Jason has been with Bloomberg since 2002. He is the author of Sweat Equity (2016) and The New Tycoons (2012). Second of two parts – View part one The Lead Left: How about new trends in fitness? Jason Kelly: Anecdotally, I hear a…

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Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 9/5/2016

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Is the Italy-Focused Private Debt Industry Set for Growth? The Italy-focused private debt market remains in its infancy – only 13 funds focused on the country have closed since 2004 raising a total €2.6bn – however recent legislative changes announced by Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, may be about to accelerate growth in the country….

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Markit Recap – 8/15/2016

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The Bank of England’s (BoE) revamped quantitative easing (QE) program hit an early snag last week when the central bank failed to source enough gilts on just the second day of purchases. This early setback has caused some to question the impact of the bank’s actions on the corporate bond market, and whether the bank…

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