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Monday, March 12, 2007

Providence Equity's CEO tackles "myths" of private equity

Providence Equity's CEO tackles "myths" of private equity:

Jonathan Nelson, chief executive officer of Providence Equity, set out recently to discredit what he says are "myths" about the private-equity business. Among these alleged falsehoods: Private equity is private, and the private-equity bubble is about to burst.

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private equity, investment banking, underwriting, M&A, mergers

Labels: investment banking, MA, mergers, private equity, underwriting

Friday, March 09, 2007

Municipal Bond Market: Cities turn to online bond auctions

Cities turn to online bond auctions

New Jersey towns are turning to online auctions for municipal bond sales. Secaucus drew double the number of bids as it had in the past when it conducted an electronic auction for a $9.45 million bond. "The old system ... had outlived its usefulness," SIFMA's Michael Decker said.

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municipal bond market, bond auctions, capital markets, underwriting

Labels: bond auctions, capital markets, municipal bond market, underwriting