Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Dog and Pony Shows: Carlyle Pitches Skeptics On IPO




From the Wall St Journal: Earlier this year, Josh Harris, co-founder of private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, traveled to Boston from his New York office to meet with executives of an investment powerhouse.  The topic of the conversation: Why the firm wasn't hot on Apollo's shares. "What gives here?" Mr. Harris recalls asking the executives. "Explain to me why" Apollo's stock has such a low valuation.

The investment firm agreed that Apollo's stock was cheap, Mr. Harris says, but was noncommittal about buying more shares.

Starting Tuesday, executives of Carlyle Group LP are beginning a similar quest for shareholder affection, courting investors….

More?  Check out http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304818404577348230327330696.html

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