Private Equity and Capital Markets http://www.grantthornton.com Grant Thornton LLP Copyright Grant Thornton LLP. webmaster@GrantThornton.com Grant Thornton LLP http://www.grantthornton.com/gtlogo.gif http://www.grantthornton.com Private Equity Exits Report: 2012 annual edition <p>The 2012 annual report looks at multiyear exit data across several industries and identifies emerging trends.</p> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 Private Equity Exits Report: 2011 mid-year edition <p>This report focuses on private equity portfolio company exit activity through the middle of 2011</p> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 Private Equity Exits Report: 2011 annual edition <p>This report examines the private equity exit activity throughout 2011.</p> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 Crossing the line: The growing convergence of private equity and hedge funds (Fall 2006) <p>In October of 2006, Grant Thornton and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), released <i>Crossing the line: The Growing Convergence of private equity and hedge funds.</i>This white paper reveals a blurring of the line between private equity and hedge funds, driven primarily by hedge funds seeking higher returns, more capital to manage and diversification of risk.</p> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 Top trends in middle-market private equity (Fall 2008) <p>Grant Thornton, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and NASDAQ explore seven trends that have recently altered the way the private equity community conducts business. The white paper gives readers a better understanding of where the middle market is today, how it got there and where it is heading.</p> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 Bridging the global, cross-border transaction gap: What more middle- market dealmakers need to know about global M&A (Fall 2007) <p>This white paper, developed by Grant Thornton LLP in conjunction with the Association for Corporate Growth, analyzes how U.S. mid-market corporate executives and merger professionals are looking to aggressively target cross-border acquisitions, and includes tips on what companies should look out for in various regions. The trend towards increased cross-border acquisitions seems unlikely to be reversed by recent speed bumps in the debt markets or the economy as a whole.</p> Tue, 28 Aug 2007 Crossing the line: The growing convergence of private equity and hedge funds (Fall 2006) <p class="MsoNormal">This white paper explores a trend that has received an increasing amount of press coverage &#8212; the phenomenon of convergence of private equity firms and hedge funds.</p> Thu, 31 May 2007