81.   More private equity has meant better conditions for new investments, which in turn have led to greater capital formation.

82.   Merrill is also sending clients into private equity funds, which often involve venture capital investments.

83.   Neither company is publicly traded, so Kozmo would pay Urbanfetch in private equity by giving it a percentage of ownership in the combined company.

84.   Not surprisingly, Silicon Valley remains the epicenter of entrepreneurial creativity and private equity investment.

85.   No fewer than six private equity funds have offered to buy a stake in Caro Cuore.

86.   On a separate topic, Greenspan repeated his opposition to investing a portion of the Social Security trust fund in private equity markets.

87.   One included Orix Corp., Cerberus Partners LP, and Shinsei Bank, which is owned by Ripplewood LLC, another American private equity fund.

88.   One thing to watch is a joint venture Lopardo just started in Prague to do private equity investing in eastern and central Europe.

89.   Other hot jobs include private equity investor, estate planner, Hispanic media professional and interactive advertising executive.

90.   Other types of private equity investors specialize in venture capital, distressed companies, or so-called mezzanine financing for companies beyond the venture stage.