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Vanterra's Shad Azimi on PE's evolution

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The lack of credit and overall economic malaise are forcing changes in how private equity firms invest. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Shad Azimi, a managing partner with Vanterra Capital, says for one, PE firms are more often reaching the investment term limits of their mandates and in some cases, asking for extensions. In addition, he says, more firms are looking to create value through operational improvements and are investing in management to make that happen. See the video below or download it at iTunes. - Suzanne Stevens



For more, see:
Meredith's John Zieser on PE 'frienemies'
Dom DeChiara on seller expectations in a buyers' markets
The future and other problems
That worrying wall of debt
LLR Partners' Bullitt on PE deals

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