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Archive for 'private equity'

“Teaming Up” with the Private Sector

Today’s Globe and Mail features an article about the University of Toronto’s plan to turn “to the private sector to solve their campus housing problems” for students.  In particular, the article refers to a plan whereby the U of T would become “the first university in Canada to erect a large tower offsite with private [...]

Posted by Nick Falvo under housing, P3s, post-secondary education, private equity, privatization, public infrastructure, Role of government, social policy.
July 14th, 2010
Comments: 5

Blood in the aisles = black in the boardroom?

Was it just me or did others get a nagging feeling about the intent behind Air Canada’s surprise announcement of 2,000 layoffs yesterday? The media coverage played along the lines of their press release, with a strong focus on the rising cost of fuel.  This is certainly an issue, together with the impact of the [...]

Posted by Toby Sanger under big business, capitalism, corporate compensation, private equity.
June 18th, 2008
Comments: 7

Tax Subsidies to Private Equity: The Case of BCE

Today’s Globe and Mail (Report on Business, p. B4) reports that when (technically, if) BCE Inc goes private as a result of the sale to the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan led group, interest-bearing debt will likely rise from $12 Billion to some $38 Billion, according to Chris Diceman of the Dominion Bond Rating Service.  That [...]

Posted by Andrew Jackson under big business, private equity.
July 6th, 2007
Comments: 2

Private Equity and Casino Capitalism

http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article1231  Brussels, 21 June 2007: Launching a new report “Where the house always wins, Private Equity, Hedge Funds and the new Casino Capitalism” the world’s peak trade union body, the 168 million-member International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), today issued a global warning to pension funds over investment in private equity and hedge funds. At its [...]

Posted by Andrew Jackson under private equity.
June 24th, 2007
Comments: none

Private Equity Kings

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2100771,00.html Interesting piece on the fortunes being made at Blackstone as the private equity kings take themselves public. CEO Schwarzman made $398 Million last year, and will trouser $449 Million when they go public on top of his continued stake in the business, valued at a staggering $7,700 Million.

Posted by Andrew Jackson under big business, capitalism, private equity.
June 13th, 2007
Comments: none