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Xavier University announced last week the installation of the nation’s first pizza ATM. The $55,000 machine’s capacity is 300 medium-sized pies a day, with orders taking three minutes from refrigerator to cardboard box serving. Preparation for the dining hall staff consisted of “40 hours of training each from a French chef.” Besides restoring our faith…

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The Pulse of Private Equity - 8/8/2016

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PE Buyers Are Still Not Taking Public Cos. Private Through the end of June, financial sponsors accounted for only 23% of all take-privates in North America and Europe. This isn’t necessarily a result of the overall incidence of take-privates… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

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Chart of the Week: Sunken Pipe

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The pipeline for large corporate institutional deals may finally catch up to last year’s levels, after being behind almost all year. Source: Thomson Reuters LPC

Preqin Private Debt Intelligence - 8/8/2016

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North America-Focused Fundraising Falls Sharply in 2016 North America has long been the epicentre of the private debt market, with the largest proportion of fund managers and investors based in the region, and by far the largest proportion of capital raised being focused on investment opportunities there. This reflects the size… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready

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Lead Left Interview - Paul Peterson (Part 2)

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This week we continue our conversation with Paul Peterson, a managing director at Wind Point Partners. Wind Point Partners is a private equity investment firm that with a strategic focus on facilitating leadership transitions by partnering with top caliber executives to acquire middle market businesses with a clear path to value creation. Since its founding in…

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