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Published October 26, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) isn't the only private equity firm eying the IPO market. Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG) took railroad operator RailAmerica Inc. (NYSE:RA) to market on Tuesday and saw the share price drop 6%
(The Deal Pipeline subscription required). A handful of other PE-backed
firms have also gone public in the past three months. In this edition
of Inside The Deal, Peter Kaufman, president of the investment bank
Gordian Group LLC, says PE firms are looking for exits and the stock
market rally has made IPOs an attractive option. What's not clear is
whether the investors are ready for the highly leveraged portfolio
companies that PE firms may be shopping. See the video below or
download it at iTunes. - Suzanne Stevens
Leezie Kim is rejoining the Phoenix office of Quarles & Brady LLP as a partner. She will continue her corporate transactions practice. For other updates launch today's Movers & shakers slideshow.
Dechert's Henry Nassau at the 18th annual Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference tells The Deal Pipeline how to shine in the middle market. More video
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