Private Equity
Weil Gotshal's second annual survey of sponsor-backed going-private transactions reveals how these deals were structured, the key terms that were popular, and how the year divided itself into a very active first half and a second half that suffered profoundly from the credit crisis. The firm's Private Equity Group also examined similar deals in Europe and Asia. The charts and graphs cover such topics as market activity by transaction value; percentage of club deals by transaction value; market activity by quarter; percentage of transactions with a tender offer, an equity bridge, and stub equity; equity investment by transaction value both before and after the credit crunch; the right to match a competing offer; go-shops and break-up fees. The hidden face of private equity deals unveiled.

Charts
United States: Key Conclusions
Research Methodology
Europe: Key Conclusions
Asia-Pacific: Key Conclusions

Sovereign Wealth Funds
Where did they get their money? What regulations are out there to protect national security? What are investors and governments doing to allay concerns about these financial behemoths from beyond the seas? Two experts from Morrison & Foerster examine the issues.