Would you be surprised to learn that buyout funds have over $40 billion hidden in off–balance sheet debt?

With income tax increases fast approaching, company earnings improving, and acquisition capital readily available, now would seem like an ideal time for owners to diversify their assets and seek liquidity.

Attention private equity investors! Have you been wondering why all those family and entrepreneurial owned companies are not eagerly putting their companies up for sale?

Deal lawyer Chris Manderson explores exit options for sponsors, including “emerging growth company” IPOs enabled by the JOBS Act, dividend recaps, real estate investment trusts and more.

With so many ways to keep under the radar–and, keep on the wrong side of the law, allegedly–it is no wonder so many big-time frauds have been able to perpetrate their scams undetected by their own investors, peHUB’s Tuesday Guest Post-er says.

Riordan Lewis & Haden used a RIDEA partnership to achieve a cash return of more than 10x its investment, while retaining a significant minority stake in one of its healthcare portfolio companies, says PE attorney Chris Manderson.

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro recently told Congress it was “not feasible” to meet the JOBS Act’s 90-day deadline for the implementation of changes to Securities Act Rule 506 to permit general solicitation in private placements to accredited investors.

We’ve all seen the data showing that the first quarter middle-market leverage loan volume was much less than everyone expected. So why aren’t yields coming down on mid-market loans?

peHUB gets a guest post from Mark Suster, who disagrees with the Kauffman Foundation’s conclusion–or, at least, how the industry got to the shape that it’s in.

peHUB gets a guest contributor in Joelle Scott, who says there are a lot more things CEOs and corporate boards need to watch for, than just a resume omission/embellishment.