Private Equity Insight: Dividend Recapitalizations22 March 2007

Once considered an alternative source of capital for smaller companies, private equity has moved into the mainstream with the capacity to buy companies of virtually any size and provide the expertise necessary to resolve operating as well as financial challenges. Acquisitions by North American private equity firms hit a record $419 billion in 2006, or 29 percent of the total value of North American M&A. With an estimated $750 billion still on hand, private equity firms are expected to continue redefining the transaction landscape in 2007, shaping dynamics in a wide range of industries and having a profound effect on the North American economy....

Table of Contents

1. Foreword

2. Methodology

3. Survey Findings

4. Avoiding Trouble with Dividend Recaps

5. Dividend Recaps: A balanced view

6. Notes & Contacts

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