1.   Private equity is far more loyal than public Markets.

2.   She said the listing in the bankruptcy filing sounded like a private equity partnership, but she would not discuss the investments.

3.   The private equity financing niche that has been growing the fastest is buyout and acquisition funds.

4.   There is tremendous scope for MBOs to create value, both for parent companies and private equity investors.

5.   Also, Leonard Brooks III was named a director in the private equity group.

6.   Amazingly enough, pension funds, endowments, foundations, and other big institutions keep signing up for private equity funds.

7.   Among the investors was a private equity fund managed for the benefit of Merrill Lynch employees.

8.   And big private equity buyers are also increasingly active.

9.   And J.P. Morgan Chase is leading an effort to securitize private equity, in much the way that mortgage-backed securities are packaged and traded.

10.   And New York-based WestSphere Capital Associates works closely in the private equity business with Brasilpar, a Sao Paulo financial advisory and asset management firm.