A second group of private equity funds has also expressed interest in the company.

When that window opens, private equity funds will not be alone.

Other group companies provide asset management, research and private equity fund services.

Some private equity funds also invest in early stage firms.

A fifth of global deals last year involved private equity funds.

Since inception, the firm has raised three private equity funds.

The figure for private equity funds was 20 percent.

In 1985, Matrix raised its first institutional private equity fund.

She quickly outgrew the bank and left to start a private equity fund in 1999.

Now Blackstone is about to complete a new $20 billion private equity fund.

"Most of the major private equity funds are friends, and we chat.

Despite the hardships, about 50 private equity funds have set up shop in Japan.

It is important to take into account, in particular, the special systemic risks of private equity funds.

"The amount of money that has accumulated in the private equity funds is just tremendous."

Hopu is now the largest private equity fund in China.

Such merchant banking investments may be made through private equity funds.

Private equity funds of funds have been especially in demand.

Last year's figure was restated to exclude private equity funds.

As a rule, state pension officials do not influence investment decisions when they put money into a private equity fund.

"This is a very normal and usual step in the investment cycle of a private equity fund."

In 1998 he became responsible for running a £300m private equity fund, locating investment opportunities.

BC is currently investing from its 9th private equity fund.

He also serves as a founding director of the world's first private equity fund for renewable energy.

Private equity funds generally take stakes in companies they hope will become publicly traded.

Large private equity funds have been investing in the nurse staffing business for several years.