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isPermaLink="false">http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/?p=4936</guid> <description><![CDATA[In private equity, investors talk about the &#8220;value gap&#8221;. The Value Gap is the difference between the price you’ll take and the price we’ll pay. Deals go ahead once the gap is small enough for one side to capitulate. Typically, the value gap is reduced by way of negotiation. But in private equity, the value gap is mostly reduced [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/value-gap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bolt-On Acquisitions: The Investment Economics</title><link>http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/bolt-on-acquisitions/</link> <comments>http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/bolt-on-acquisitions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:24:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Private Equiteer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Dealmaking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theories & Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bolt-on]]></category> <guid
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