| 1 | For now, the Golden Age of private equity is over, the financiers say. | |
| 2 | Second, what about the argument that private equity is a superior business model? | |
| 3 | It was, they said, the Golden Age of private equity - nothing less than a new era of capitalism. | |
| 4 | A domestic private equity firm could also provide some assistance by taking the firm private and injecting it with fresh capital. | |
| 5 | But here's where it gets troublesome: KKR, like most private equity firms, is not actually entitled to all of the investment income it reports. |