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BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Ian Rowley	Japan: Let's Not Make A Deal Despite a few big transactions, private-equity buyouts by foreigners are scarce in Japan.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Aswath Damodaran	The Return of Leveraged Buyouts Investors, get up to speed on this resurgent financial trend. Several key consequences for investors, positive and negative, emerge from these buyouts.
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BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 David Henry	KKR: A Deal Too Far? Wall Street is waiting to see if investors balk at its ultra-risky bid for First Data.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Roben Farzad et al.	Not So Smart In an era of easy money, financial institutions forgot that the party can't last forever.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Tom Taulli	SafeNet Sells for Peanuts The network security firm's new private-equity owner scores a steal of a deal. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Emily Thornton	Don't Blink -- You'll Miss The IPO Buyout firms are taking companies public soon after acquiring them -- and raking it in. The trend is the latest twist in an escalating battle on Wall Street between buyout firms and their hedge-fund rivals.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2005 Tom Taulli	Change of Heart at SunGard SunGard thought about splitting itself up; now it looks like management wants to sell everything. On the news, the company's stock price rose 24% to $31.07.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Tom Taulli	Tech Data Mixes It Up The tech distributor reaps the benefits from key changes to its margins. After a choppy year, shares jumped 16% to $39.50.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Justin Hibbard	Rescuing Tech's Orphans Call it salvage capital. More private equity is flowing into struggling companies. By fixing up these neglected outfits, Garnett & Helfrich Capital and other buyout firms plan to give these tech companies a new lease on life.
Bank Technology News November 2005 John Adams	M&As: IT Firms Expand to Woo, Wow Banking Clients Looking to greatly expand their capabilities in financial services, many technology companies have been on a buying spree. Financial institutions are choosing to focus their efforts on compliance and strategically focused IT investments.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Morgan Housel	Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Emily Thornton	Private Equity's White-Knuckle Deal Clayton Dubilier salvaged the Home Depot buyout - and showed how other big deals in the works can go forward.
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The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Tom Taulli	Private Equity's Nuclear Winter The Home Depot supply unit transaction is an example of what is happening in the private equity game. Lean times have arrived for Wall Street dealmakers, with private equity firms abandoning current deals and becoming gun-shy for future ones.
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The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Todd Wenning	Take a Lesson From Private Equity Buy to hold for the long term, at the right price, with the right managers. In other words, invest in companies, don't speculate on stocks.
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The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer	The Softer Side of Private Equity Today, leveraged buyout shops have reincarnated themselves under the uber-generic "private equity" moniker and in the past couple years have started a full frontal assault on the public markets. What does it mean for every-day investors?
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BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 Emily Thornton	Gluttons At The Gate Private equity are using slick new tricks to gorge on corporate assets. A story of excess.
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