03/16/07: IPO's For Private Equity & More Hedge Funds Coming
by Jon C. Ogg
247wallst.com
Starts off:
..."More and more discussions of IPO's for hedge funds and private equity firms are more forthcoming today.
Blackstone, one of the largest private equity players in the US, may be coming public via an IPO."...
ends with:
..."Around the same time that Fortress came public via its IPO, we actually gave a list of other public companies that operate either directly or indirectly in this field. So there are some companies that already public on the fringes of hedge funds and private equity.
Some of these are Apollo Investment Corp (AINV-NASDAQ), American Capital Strategies (ACAS-NASDAQ), Allied Capital Corp (ALD-NYSE), and others.
Regardless of public opinion, this is very likely to occur. There is just too much money at stake and it may be a round of monetization in a group that is always looking for new inventive ways to make money."...
NOTE from MLD38:
Here is the Jon C. Ogg Feb blog regarding FIG, SHLD, AINV, ALD, ACAS, EQS, GS, C, MS.
The title, "Is Fortress REALLY the Only Public Hedge Fund or Alternative Investment Vehicle?"
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