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Private equity off to best start since 2007
April 16, 2012: 5:23 AM ET
Private equity firms KKR and Blackstone, two of the largest publicly traded buyout firms, are expected to continue rapidly selling their portfolio companies in 2012.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The private equity http://www.moncleroutletvip.com/ industry is on pace for a record year for sales and initial public offerings of its companies.
In the first quarter of 2012, private equity firms either sold or took public 112 companies, generating roughly $21 billion. Such sales are taxed at roughly 15%. Partners in private equity firms also pay taxes of roughly 15% on what they personally earn from private equity profits because it's also considered an investment return rather than income that's taxed at rates of 35%.
Meanwhile, private equity firms are also rushing to sell companies or take them public because it's simply time to do so. 2006 and 2007 were record years for both the amount of money raised by PE firms and the amount they put into taking companies private. And most PE investors only look to hold on to companies for about five years.
"All the stars seem to be aligned. The inventory of companies is there. The capital is there to buy them," said John Gabbert, CEO of PitchBook Data.

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