11.   And though any new private equity investor like Kohlberg Kravis would have information that is unavailable to current shareholders, no one should assume that the worst is over.

12.   And there are private equity investors who are also picking up bargains in listed and unlisted companies.

13.   Another sign of the changed climate is the flurry of new private equity funds that have set up shop here over the last six months.

14.   As head of global investment banking, Lee is responsible for such areas as global loan syndications, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and lease financing businesses worldwide.

15.   Axiom is preparing a new Middle East equity and private equity fund and advisory service, which will begin by focusing on buys in North Africa.

16.   BankBoston said profits from its private equity business did not change from a year ago.

17.   Big banks have long had private equity divisions that put up capital for deals too complex or risky for individual shareholders to finance.

18.   Blackstone would be the latest private equity fund seeking to bet on a region that is growing at least twice as fast as the U.S. and major European markets.

19.   Boston-based Schooner is an affiliate of Schooner Capital Corp., which specializes in private equity investments in the U.S. and Central and Eastern Europe.

20.   A secondary market could do the same for private equity.