Private equity Finance: Rise and Repercussions

In 2007 private equity finance became a major issue of public concern in the UK. The failed bid to buy J. Sainsbury and the successful bid to buy Alliance Boots highlighted that private equity finance had reached a new level in its purchasing power. The controversy regarding private equity finance split into two lines of argument: were they benevolent entrepreneurs or predatory asset strippers? This book traces the historical rise of private equity finance in the US and UK over the last 40 years…