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Article: Private Equity: Nothing To Hide?
- Article from:
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- June 13, 2007
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Recent private equity transactions
A record number of private equity transactions have taken place in the last 12 months. Whilst the majority of these transactions have involved smaller, unknown targets, there have also been a significant number of bids made for very large, well known and, arguably, well managed organisations.
Government and media interest
Given the profile of some of these targets, there has been increasing media attention directed at private equity, which has coincided with increasing attention from the Federal Government.
Government inquiry