Private equity grows up

by Kenneth E. Young, Dechert   |  Published March 30, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Are the days of the traditional private equity firm over?
Over the past several years, my colleagues and I have helped some of the largest private equity firms transition into more broad-based asset managers. This transformation is occurring in a myriad of forms. Many of the biggest private equity shops are diversifying their platforms by offering new, complementary products, such as closed-end funds, business development companies and hedge funds. At the same time, fixed-income firms are diversifying into private equity. This trend is being driven by several factors and presents both challenges and opportunities for dealmakers.

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