Private equity

Private equity
FT.com : "It has accurately been suggested that something dies inside us every time a friend succeeds. The rise of private equity means that fits of pique of the kind simulated above are heard with growing regularity. According to statistics company Dealogic, the total value of private equity transactions this year in the UK is already £20bn more than for 2005, at £63bn. Worldwide buyouts are $250bn ahead at $604bn."