PRIVATE EQUITY - CHALLENGE OR A CHANCE?
The purpose of this study is to present the advantages and the opportunities of the private equity funds impact on the Romanian economy, and also identifies the economic disadvantages that can derive from applied strategies. For this reason we can consider private equity as a challenge and a chance at the same time, because beginning with choosing the investment domain, sector, company and the investment strategies the private equity funds can drive to performance for the investee companies, and implicit can have an important impact on the business environment and not in the least to the entire economy.
Private equity funds : business structure and operations
Description: Every year, investors pour billions of dollars into private equity limited partnerships, yet details about the organization and administration of these funds are tough to find. Private Equity Funds: Business Structure and Operations is the first practical guide that gives attorneys, investment professionals, tax practitioners and corporate lawyers the tools and authoritative guidance they need to handle any aspect of a private investment fund. It covers a wide range of important issues, such as: the key economic differences between various types of funds; structuring the private equity fund to meet economic expectations and investment goals; securing maximum tax benefits for the sponsor of the fund; duties of the fund's General Partner and Investment Advisor; the major regulatory issues affecting the private equity fund; and much more. No matter which aspect of private equity funds you deal with, this is a reference book you will want close at hand.
Mississippian Barnett Shale: Lithofacies and depositional setting of a deep-water shale-gas succession in the Fort Worth Basin, Texas
The Mississippian Barnett Formation of the Fort Worth Basin is a classic shale-gas system in which the rock is the source, reservoir, and seal. Barnett strata were deposited in a deeper water foreland basin that had poor circulation with the open ocean. For most of the basin's history, bottom waters were euxinic, preserving organic matter and, thus, creating a rich source rock, along with abundant framboidal pyrite. The Barnett interval comprises a variety of facies but is dominated by fine-grained (clay- to silt-size) particles. Three general lithofacies are recognized on the basis of mineralogy, fabric, biota, and texture: (1) laminated siliceous mudstone; (2) laminated argillaceous lime mudstone (marl); and (3) skeletal, argillaceous lime packstone. Each facies contains abundant pyrite and phosphate (apatite), which are especially common at hardgrounds. Carbonate concretions, a product of early diagenesis, are also common. The entire Barnett biota is composed of debris transported to the basin from the shelf or upper oxygenated slope by hemipelagic mud plumes, dilute turbidites, and debris flows. Biogenic sediment was also sourced from the shallower, better oxygenated water column. Barnett deposition is estimated to have occurred over a 25-m.y. period, and despite the variations in sublithofacies, sedimentation style remained remarkably similar throughout this span of time.