Deal lawyer Chris Manderson offers some important tips PE firms should follow to avoid ending up in a situation like the one EIG Global Energy is dealing with at Chesapeake Energy Corp.

From Bloomberg Businessweek

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Dubai-based provate equity firm Levant Capital and CVCI (Citi Venture Capital International) announced today that they have jointly acquired a controlling stake in Al-Raya, a supermarket chain in Saudi Arabia, for $100 million.

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Business brokers typically charge a 10% commission (also called a success fee) on the value of the business while M&A firms use the double Lehman scale. The exceptions are ..

Merging a business into your own is like rebuilding a plane while in flight. Here’s how to keep flying.