France
Not all seconds are sloppy
More private equity-backed companies are growing the bottom line through top-line growth, not cost savings, and the best results stem from deals sourced from private, not public, owners - even if that's another buyout house. Kimberly Romaine reports on...
Return of the large LBO
Large buyouts seem to have much in common with buses; you wait for one for ages and then two come at once. This is the case this month with the largest deals of the year on the verge of being completed within a week of each other. Both companies are incidentally...