Although last week's IPO announcement by giant private equity fund The Blackstone Group has been hailed as a watershed event on Wall Street, some lawyers don't think it portends a rush by smaller, regional funds to go public. Because of the fund's success in the private equity world, it has enough leverage to avoid some of the headaches of going public, such as activist shareholders. And its compliance costs will only amount to a tiny fraction of overall expenses, said Alston & Bird partner Teri T. McMahon.
March 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Although last week’s IPO announcement by giant private equity fund The Blackstone Group has been hailed as a watershed event on Wall Street, some Atlanta deal lawyers don’t think it portends a rush by smaller, regional funds to go public.
Of course, if Blackstone’s IPO turns out to be ultra-successful, some private equity honchos could change their minds, said King & Spalding partner Raymond E. Baltz Jr.
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