Private Equity

Finance

A Three-Pronged Approach To Private Equity Success In The MENA Region

In the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, the global financial crisis and the more recent decline in oil prices have reshaped the region with different economies and dynamics.

Fundraising

The Do's and Don'ts of Private Equity for Entrepreneurs

Here are four things you should do, and four you shouldn't, when it comes to private equity.

Finance

How Lending Mechanisms in Rural & Semi Urban Markets Function

Customers keep shifting in this ecosystem from money lender to BANKS via NBFC's & new set of customers reach out to local money lenders, thereby adding to the market size.

Taxes

Startup Employees Soon Could See Greater Benefits From Stock Options

Proposed changes to the tax code will protect employees from the very real risk of having to pay taxes on stocks they can't sell.

News and Trends

The Abraaj Group Closes First Turkey Fund At $526 Million

Abraaj Turkey Fund I targets "well-managed, mid-sized businesses" operating in sectors such as consumer goods and services, healthcare, financial services, logistics and retail.

Growth Strategies

The How-To: Building Fruitful Relationships Between Entrepreneurs And Private Equity Firms

When it comes to the relationship between entrepreneurs and private equity (PE) firms, it is, more often than not, tensed and tangled.

Fundraising

美国证交会是痒ing to Stretch Its Reach Into Venture Deals

Unicorns are a problem for the SEC, and that's a big headache for Silicon Valley and the startup world.

Entrepreneurs

MENA Art Platform Artscoops Gets Funded Through Equity Crowdinvesting On Eureeca

Instead of going for the usual funding routes taken by startups in the Middle East region, Artscoops chose another option to grow its business: crowdinvesting.

Money & Finance

What to Expect When Selling Your Business to a Private Equity Group

From the first meeting to after the ink is dry on the contracts, we'll show you the steps of selling to private equity.

Finance

Six Ways In Which Private Equity Can Catalyze The Growth Of Your Business

As the co-founder and CEO of Gulf Capital, Dr. Karim El Solh can easily give you support for the argument that your SME needs a good private equity firm to scale up.

Money & Finance

How Private Equity Investors Gave This 17-Year-Old Beauty Brand a $100 Million Makeover

When Laura Geller made the emotionally-wrought decision to take on private equity investors, it forever altered the trajectory of the cosmetics company she founded 17 years ago.

Finance

The Right Private Equity Backing Can Fuel Your Company's Growth

One of the least acknowledged –yet universally substantiated– facts about private equity is that it improves the prospects of success and growth by providing smart money for companies.

Growing a Business

Why Equity Funding May Not Be the Best Loan Choice for Your Small Business

Four questions to ask to ensure you're going after the right type of loan.

Business News

Warby Parker Co-Founder Launching Growth Equity Firm

From eye glasses to private equity investing.

Growing a Business

Why We Invested in AlleyNYC

Co-working space AlleyNYC recently raised $16 million in a round we participated in. Here's our reasoning.