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What a difference a year makes. Last March, credit markets were wide open and each week seemed to bring a new multi-billion buyout. At that time, the biggest challenge facing private equity firms was coping with rising multiples and the frantic pace of dealmaking.

Date: 24 March 2008
Source: private equity HUB

"The Deal" article: Value creation at private equity funds starts with due diligence

In recent years, there were so many ways to make money in private equity. Value creation - the foundation upon which the LBO industry built its reputation - took a back-seat to creative financial engineering, allowing funds to realize returns faster and with fewer headaches. Relaxed credit standards and robust equity markets fueled this trend. Times have changed. Announced deals that made sense a few months ago are receiving renewed scrutiny as lenders now favor deals with prioritized strategic and operational improvements and a clear timetable for implementation. Today, value creation starts before the close. This Arthur D. Little article published in The Deal's Auction Block explains how top performing private equity funds increasingly employ operational and strategic due diligence to help identify value creation opportunities as early as possible.

Date: 01 November 2007
Source: Auction Block

Date: 05 July 2007
Source: Financial Times

Date: 01 July 2007
Source: HR Intelligence

The costs of GTL plant construction have gone up by as much as 100% since 2003, led by the costs of steel structures, columns, seamless pipe, heat exchangers and the like, A.D. Little analyst Carlton Jones told Gasification News.

Date: 27 June 2007
Source: Gasification News

While ConocoPhillips remains in an impasse with Venezuela over the nationalization of its Orinoco Belt projects, Bolivia under the direction of President Evo Morales has moved forward on several fronts in its own nationalization efforts.

Date: 28 May 2007