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Alternative asset managers such as Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co LP have for decades scoured the stock market for undervalued companies. Now they are trying to convince investors that shares in their own firms are a bargain.As a group, their valuations tend to be weighed down by at least three factors. Because they have gone public relatively recently, their track record as public companies is relatively short. The presentation of their results is complicated and makes comparisons difficult. What is more, their founders and partners have retained significant stakes, which can be negative for their stock when investors fear a significant share sale.Even so, shares of these firms - a list that also includes Carlyle Group LP and Apollo Global Management LLC - are unlikely to stay cheap for long, analysts say.If these firms can keep generating strong results, turning profits from asset sales and paying out more in dividends, stock market investors are bound to pile in, they say."We beli...
Former New York Senator Alfonse D’Amato and former Clinton campaign advisor Simon Rosenberg discuss the imminent spending cuts, and Obama’s comments.
U.S. investors have had plenty of reasons to worry about what goes on in Washington, from "fiscal cliff" fears to concerns about a debt default or government shutdow...
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the talking points of the State of the Union address.
Ernst & Young Partner Elda Di Re on the potential tax implications of the fiscal cliff negotiations.
Carlyle Group LP's planned $780 million takeover of TCW Group Inc could prove less lucrative than envisioned due to the investment manager's financial ties to buyout...
Richard DeKaser, Wells Fargo economist, on tax breaks and how they impact the fiscal cliff.
Apollo Global Management LLC (APO) swung to a third-quarter profit as the asset-management company's revenue was helped by a sharp rise in assets under management.Re...
Apollo Global Management LLC said Friday it swung to a third-quarter profit of $82.8 million, or 55 cents a share, from a loss of $466.9 million, or $3.86 a share, i...
Larry Cheng, Volition Capital managing partner, on the drop in consumer demand for the tech sector, and how it’s impacting revenue for major companies.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP on Thursday said the United States remained the world's best place to invest, citing low interest rates and the recovering housi...
The Peebles Corporation CEO Don Peebles on tax hikes in California and the President’s effort to raise taxes on the rich.
Leading figures across the financial services industry have suggested that there is growing evidence of regulators softening their stance on the wholesale imposition...
Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP on Thursday reported flat first-quarter profit and a decline in cash generated from managing and selling assets, despite strong ...
Our tax code has been called a lot of things: long, complex, archaic. But a game of cops and robbers? That might be a new one."It's hard to run an income tax properl...
The budget battle on Capitol Hill heated up Wednesday as President Barack Obama released his budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to find middle ground to progress long-...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management aims to raise $200 million from its clients for a pair of funds that will funnel capital into the Carlyle Group's fourth Asian vehicle...
We've all heard the buzz about capital gains income being taxed at a favorable rate. Prior to 2013, the rate for long-term capital gains maxed out at 15%, which coin...
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) agreed to enter into a carried-interest arrangement with an undisclosed party for a portion of its ownership in the Heidelberg develop...
The earnings of Blackstone Group LP head Stephen Schwarzman were flat in 2012 at more than $200 million, while Leon Black, the CEO at private equity rival Apollo Glo...
