THE average company sold by private equity interests last year increased its profits three times more than the equivalent public company, but those returns are under threat with the sector facing a backlog of unsold assets because of the slump in the global economy. The average company lifted profit at a compound annual rate of 36 per cent while in the hands of private equity, compared with 11 per cent for the equivalent public company, according to a study by Ernst &...
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