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| What countries make up the Benelux region? |
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| Belguim, the Netherlands and Luxembourg |
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| Name five major private equity companies |
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| 1) Goldman Sachs 2) TGP Partners 3) Apollo global management 4) Apax Parnters Europe 5) KKR Fund |
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| How much did private equity funds raise in 2014? |
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| How much did pe funds raise in 2013 alone? |
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| What is the typical lifespan of a pe fund? |
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| What challenges do private equity investors face raising funds? |
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| they're not allowed to promote their funds on the open market - regulators don't permit it - so they have to do it through word of mouth. |
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| What are the four stages in private equity? |
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| 1) fundraising 2) investment 3) management 4) harvesting |
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| What is the typical return investors expect from a PE fund? |
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| In the region of 8 percent |
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| Why do general partners in private equity funds rarely give interviews to the press? |
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| Because they do not want to be misconstrued as promoting their next fund. |
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| They're the investors that come after angel investors when a company is a little more mature |
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