Momentum 2014 Middle-Market Private Equity Outlook A CohnReznick LLP Report FEBRUARY 2014 Table of Contents Today’s Private Equity Business Environment.................1 Critical Issues Facing Private Equity in 2014...................6 Private Equity Due Diligence Focus................................24 The Road Ahead..................................................................29 A CohnReznick Report 3 Preface The private equity (PE) industry is well-positioned for an optimistic
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continue to grow in as it captures the potential market. 2.0 Situation Analysis: Just as the Baby Boomer generation changed American culture in the post World War 2 era, the first wave of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age is changing how and where Americans spend their post-retirement years. It’s a common misperception that when Americans reach retirement age, they move to warmer, more senior-friendly environments: a 2005 study based on the 1990 and 2000 census reveals that for
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background OF THE STUDY Financial accountability is not complete without audit, which remains one of the most neglected and mis-understood areas of financial management. This could be traced to the crudeness of accounting methods used in the early stages of civilization where individuals check account by themselves. It is for this reason that the practice of audit has been accorded its rightful place with a view to imposing some system of check upon
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regulatory changes can help, Canadians need a new approach to retirement income that will pool risks, control costs, and avoid the agency problems that have put many pension promises at risk. The Study in Brief The problems of employer-sponsored defined-benefit (DB) pension plans in Canada raise two issues: the need for short-run measures to limit the damage; and the need for new pension models to prevent their recurring. The DB sector’s immediate preoccupations are the result of changes in the
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Approach KERI E. PEARLSON KP Partners CAROL S. SAUNDERS University of Central Florida JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. To Yale & Hana To Rusty, Russell &Kristin VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER DESIGN DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR SENIOR MEDIA EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES This book is printed on acid-free paper. Don Fowley Beth Lang Golub Lyle Curry Carly DeCandia Harry Nolan Kevin Murphy Patricia McFadden
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Approach KERI E. PEARLSON KP Partners CAROL S. SAUNDERS University of Central Florida JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. To Yale & Hana To Rusty, Russell &Kristin VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER DESIGN DIRECTOR SENIOR DESIGNER SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR SENIOR MEDIA EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES This book is printed on acid-free paper. Don Fowley Beth Lang Golub Lyle Curry Carly DeCandia Harry Nolan Kevin Murphy Patricia McFadden
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this perspective initially. This is because top managers of organizations with a strong domestic presence and peripheral activities in several other countries begin to describe themselves as global. It is a short step from this into getting sidetracked into existing, glamorous, messy, dangerous – and costly – adventure in locations about which they know and understand very little, and often care even less, except from the point of view of financial return. Glonalisation is a process whereby organizations
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dignity, probity and professionalism. We shall constantly endeavor to be more responsive to dynamic market conditions, flexible in coping with customer needs, innovative in leading the competition, and united in pursuing common objectives. Our financial capability shall likewise be continually invigorated to maintain dynamism, growth and stability. Recognizing our responsibility to our shareholders, we shall exercise judicious management to consistently provide them with fair returns and enhance
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