In large part this is due to private equity shops taking advantage of the cheap financing to undertake huge deals.
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Private equity's biggest advantage today is its access to vast quantities of debt, on what old-time bankers might regard as recklessly generous terms.
Some felt that the firm had no experience making bigger, private-equity style investments or competitive advantage in emerging markets.
But these privileges were not created to bestow banks operating hedge funds or private equity funds with an unfair advantage.
In the competition for parcels to be developed, the REITs with fat equity cushions have a tactical advantage over private firms that rely on bank loans for their construction costs.
Nor that the tax advantage that private-equity firms enjoy is the product of decisions made by politicians past.
The great advantage of a pure equity dividend is that if hard times arrive then you can suspend the dividend.
In addition to having ready access to equity capital, these companies are taking advantage of the friendly financing environment to make buys and lower their borrowing costs as well.
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The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Virtu also has the advantage of having a private equity backer willing to inject more cash if the takeover is successful.
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Another advantage of teams that have equity stakes in RSNs: the revenue generated by the potential RSN that is not paid to the team would not be subject to revenue-sharing.
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Some veteran U.S. private-equity investors say size and experience gives them an advantage over the newcomers, which will have to navigate Europe's multiple bureaucracies and political systems.
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To raise the odds of self-funding, first movers have an advantage because the credit, funding, and equity markets will continue to dry up as the crisis unfolds.
Many already-public firms are also taking advantage of investors' growing appetite for new equity through secondary share issues not least to help pay for the growing number of mergers and acquisitions.
Since March 2009, access to public equity and public debt markets have given listed REITs a crucial advantage over other real estate investment managers.
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Investors looking to take advantage of a rebound in the shares should consider the equity's July 55 call.
To take advantage of the stock's rebound, traders should consider the equity's July 36 call to lock in a profit.
To take advantage of a continued ascent by PALM, traders should focus on the equity's August 10 call.
Another advantage of 100%-reserve banking: Banks would need very little equity capital to cover the small risks associated with matching their assets and deposits.
According to Alan Francis, analyst at Paribas Asia Equity, productivity gains have enabled Singapore yards to complete jobs more quickly - an important advantage that has allowed them to begin to recover some of the business lost to West Asia rivals.
To take advantage of a continued rally in the shares of MYL, traders should consider the equity's July 19 call.
Dick May, managing director of American Working Capital, a private equity firm in Los Angeles and Chicago, said the family that founded American Greetings is taking advantage of low multiples in an out-of-favor industry, as well as inexpensive debt financing to bet on its future.
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So the creditors have demanded and Advantage, without options, has agreed to a 100 percent surrender to the syndicate of Tokyo Star Bank equity.
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