Private equity firms are increasingly using structured equity and other hybrid financing arrangements to return capital to investors while retaining ownership of businesses that have become difficult to sell at attractive valuations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The strategy has gained momentum as buyout firms contend with a prolonged exit backlog. Global private equity managers now hold about $3.8tn of unsold assets, while the average investment holding period has stretched to roughly se...
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