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ARCHIVE | Criteria | Structured Finance | CDOs: CDO Spotlight: Global Criteria For Private Equity Securitization Jan 06
Standard & Poors, Jan 2006
Abstract
(Editor's Note: Standard & Poor's published a new article outlining changes to our criteria on Feb. 13, 2009. The new article, 'Criteria | Structured Finance | CDOs: Assumptions: Risk Profile Of Global Private Equity Securitizations No Longer Supports 'AAA' Ratings,' updates and supersedes the criteria described here. When this article originally was published, it superseded the article titled, 'Private Equity Fund of Funds: Overview and Rating Criteria', published Nov. 7, 2001.) Private equity is the term used to describe a wide variety of investment strategies in companies that are not usually publicly traded. In most cases, private equity investments are in companies that require capital to grow in excess of what their internally generated cash flow could achieve, but whose...
Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.
Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.
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