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Guy Hands, CEO of Terra Firma, on PE and Leveraged Buyouts [REPLAY]

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The Short-Term Nature of PE

There are a lot of deals out there you can't do in my view as well as you could because of the short-term nature of PE. I would have probably been happier to take five to seven years and longer. When we had the fund we had all the pressure from our investors to take our profits early. Now when I look at a family office you probably are looking for 12% return over 10 years that's fine it's a lot less risky than trying to get a 20% return over five years or a 30% return over three years.

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