But unlike public goods, and like private ones, what one person takes leaves less for others.
Department stores like private labels because they command 20% higher profit margins than their designer counterparts.
But money invested in "alternative assets" like private equity (and venture capital) would see expected returns of 14%-16%.
But there's money available from "under-the-radar sources" like private equity firms, he adds.
Things like private-public partnerships take years, and a dozen committee meetings, to develop.
Okay Symbian is only going to be waving from the sidelines like Private Godfrey, everyone else is ready.
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That means billionaires like private equity titan Peter Peterson and Texas oilman T.
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Private school kids typically don't want to sound like private school kids.
Parents can make their own cases for special treatment but usually hire lawyers if they are going after a big-ticket item like private school tuition.
The company caters to fund managers and institutional investors trading in illiquid assets like private company stock, bankruptcy claims, loans, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.
In other words, given their current liabilities, they simply invested far too little in cash and liquid assets rather than too much in alternatives like private equity.
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Anyone who has litigated against the SEC knows that the SEC, like private law firms, has some truly great, really hardworking attorneys, and others who merely punch the clock.
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But those who would appreciate shopping for high-quality clothes in the comfort of your own home or that of a friend might be interested in a growing trend, the Amway-like private clothes sale.
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Some might argue that marriage is a legal construct, since like private property, it is hard to imagine how it could function as an arrangement in a modern society without formalized legal rules.
Instead, we should enthusiastically support major sources of private-sector high-quality job growth like private equity, have a more balanced approach to regulation and encourage business formation with a tax policy that encourages investment and innovation.
This time around with debt markets collapsing and private real estate ever more dependent on large amounts of debt to maintain normal equity rates of return, it looks like private real estate values are in for a tumble.
"They're starting to lay out stores differently, with better merchandise like private label food and more brand-name apparel, " says Dreher, who also stressed that a more decentralized approach to inventory management figures will help Wal-Mart do a better job stocking stores based on local tastes in each market.
While no one tracks the number of regional or independent broker-dealers that have gone out of business, analysts who track the industry say that at least a dozen have closed their doors due to insufficient capital or issues with complex investments like private placement in just the last six months.
They also need to be firm that innovative private sector solutions like Public Private Partnerships and other fully private sector-based investments must be advanced to drastically reduce the exposure of particularly middle income Americans from the high costs of these projects.
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At the same time, we should be celebrating that they are mostly long-term investors like Warren Buffett and are not trying to flip their investments in three to five years, like the private equity behemoths--though some like Dubai have been known to cash out of their investments quickly.
Emirates Airlines offers first-class passengers a private suite, a seat in a pod-like, private space and a chair with massage capability.
Such secondary exchanges offer investors a chance to buy and sell tough-to-trade assets like those of private companies like Facebook.
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That borrowed money is invested aggressively, just like a private-sector employee would in his 401(k).
Cemig is a strong electric power utility that really is managed like a private equity firm.
This means that, like all private companies, their ultimate goal was maximize shareholder value.
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Services like The Private Chauffeur offers the driver to drive your car around for you.
But the commercial-paper market works like a private club with a tough admissions panel.
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Like other private equity and venture capital firms, they invest in some companies that fail.
The 30, 000-square-foot home has glass walls overlooking Biscayne Bay and was designed to feel like a private resort.
Like other private-equity firms, the firm has little choice right now but to focus on buying middle-market companies.
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