the brief: North America14 May 2007

For less than £20/$35/€30 a week, your firm can receive expert editorial, hand picked buyout intelligence, deal data, statistics, league tables and more.

the brief is the best way to be notified of the most important North American origination opportunities and buyout activity each week by the market’s leading intelligence provider.

For 50 editions per year, the brief keeps you up-to-date with each of the following:

Editorial

Private Equity Faces the Music: This week saw a crescendo of deals in the media sector. At the top end of the spectrum there were strategic plays by News Corp to acquire Dow Jones as well as rumors of a $17.6bn merger between Reuters and Thomson Financial. Private equity also joined the bandwagon with significant buyout interests in the media sector...

Private Equity Opportunities

This week’s best, hand-picked origination intelligence for buyout investors and advisers

Deals of the Week

Details of the most recent announced private equity transactions

Legal Spotlight

A leading law firm sheds light on a regulatory or legal issue pertinent to private equity

Pipeline

A reference chart detailing all the assets and businesses reported as being possible targets for private equity firms

Statistics

Buyout, exit, deal size, sector and secondary buyout activity statistics

Top 10 North American Buyout Deals

A year-to-date table of the leading deals in the asset class

League and Activity Tables

Rankings of the most active banks and lawyers advising on buyout deals, as well as the houses that have acquired and disposed of the most assets

The Noticeboard

A collection of people moves, fund raisings and PE-related research findings and news

Investor Profile

Each week we look at the investments and exits of a leading private equity fund

the brief is the only publication for the private equity market which focuses on both origination opportunities and historical deals

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