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BusinessWeek August 7, 2006 Henry & Thornton	Buy It, Strip It, Then Flip It The quick IPO at Hertz makes buyout firms look more like fast-buck artists than turnaround pros. Investor beware.
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BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Robert Barker	Catalog IPOs: Wait For A Sale When considering investing in either Harry & David Holdings or J. Crew Group's IPO, investors need to watch the balance sheet and keep their checkbooks in their pockets until the stocks are marked down.
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BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Louis Lavelle	Executive Pay Top CEO paychecks in 2003 were, as usual, off-the-charts amazing. But the pace of overall raises for execs slowed considerably
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BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Roben Farzad	KKR: Barbarians At Your Gate Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. opens itself up to the public. Here's why that may be a red flag.
BusinessWeek January 8, 2007 Nandini Lakshman	Private Equity Invades India Strong growth and a hot market have foreign investors pouring in billions.
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BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Ian Rowley	Japan: Let's Not Make A Deal Despite a few big transactions, private-equity buyouts by foreigners are scarce in Japan.
BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 Emily Thornton	Private-Equity Paychecks May Set Record On average, partners at private-equity firms received $2 million in compensation in 2005, and this year's paydays should be bigger than ever.
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BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Emily Thornton	Why Small Companies Want A Little Privacy More and more small companies are deciding that being public isn't worth the hassle.
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