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Private Equity Publications

  • The Advantage of Persistence: How the Best Private Equity Firms "Beat the Fade"

  • Heino Meerkatt, Michael Brigl, John Rose, Heinrich von Liechtenstein, Alejandra Herrera
  • February 2008
  • Despite the recent credit crunch, private equity is here to stay. Although taken as a whole, the sector does not outperform public capital markets, the best private equity firms tend to maintain superior performance over time—far more than other asset classes. Superior value creation is a result of distinctive organizational capabilities, which may turn out to be the foundation of long-term competitive advantages that will drive the consolidation of the private equity sector around a few leading firms.
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  • Private Equity: Engaging for Growth
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  • New Markets, New Rules
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