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Monday, April 14, 2014

Buyout firms to focus on emerging markets, less leverage -Carlyle, (NASDAQ: CG)

The global private equity industry will see more listed players in coming years, focus more on emerging markets while depending less on leverage, and more on good management of their investments, a senior industry executive said on Monday. Buyout firms will have to focus on "value creation," or an active management to enhance returns on their investments, said David Rubenstein, co-chief executive officer of Carlyle Group LP, one of the U.S. largest private-equity firms.

Shares of CG traded higher by 1.22% or $0.41/share to $34.13. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.85 and as high as $39.38. On average, 697771 shares of CG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 261825.



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