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...“Right now we’re in a period where there’s tremendous competition in the [private equity] industry,” said Brenda Rainey, managing director of Bain & Co’s private equity practice....
...Returns of 15 per cent are still “good numbers,” said Brenda Rainey, senior director of Bain & Company’s global private equity practice, who added that it is not easy to compete with a US stock market that...
...For the biggest pools “a small deal, even if it goes really well, is just not going to move the needle,” said Brenda Rainey, senior director of the private equity practice at Bain & Company, the consultancy...
...Foreign currency risk “is definitely top of mind” for US buyout firms doing deals in the UK, said Brenda Rainey, senior director of Bain & Company’s private equity practice....
...As Bain & Company’s Brenda Rainey puts it: “A small deal, even if it goes really well, is just not going to move the needle.”...
...“These transactions need masses of debt and equity,” said Brenda Rainey, a senior director at Bain & Company, “The debt markets are supportive.”...
...“Multiples being paid for private companies are at an all-time high and that puts a growing number of publicly traded companies in the scope of what could be potential transactions,” Brenda Rainey at Bain...
...“Private equity has matured as an industry after the crisis with more competition for a limited number of deals,” said Brenda Rainey, a senior practice director at Bain & Company....
...“Private equity groups are thinking about how they compete more effectively and create value,” said Brenda Rainey, a senior practice director at Bain & Company....
...Brenda Rainey, a senior practice director at Bain & Company, said owning assets for longer presented fewer distractions for managers and more buying options too....
...Brenda Rainey, a senior practice director at Bain & Company, warned: “Nobody has a crystal ball to know what the world will be like in 15 years....
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