Comments on: Goldman Raising $10 Billion Fund to Invest in LBOs http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:53:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to.html#comment-12868 Anonymous Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:55:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to-invest-in-lbos/#comment-12868 Excellent post. <br/><br/>But its not clear in the article that the debt fund will only invest in deals where the GS's PE fund is the equity investor. Excellent post.

But its not clear in the article that the debt fund will only invest in deals where the GS’s PE fund is the equity investor.

]]> By: Tom Stone http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to.html#comment-11946 Tom Stone Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:18:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to-invest-in-lbos/#comment-11946 The 10 billion fund is so risky that 'Ole Bob down in san diego would probably have passed on it when he managed the pension funds.The mezzanine deal is just unbelievable! $20 Billion! most rocks are too intelligent to buy this deal,can you say 75% loss, if things go well? The 10 billion fund is so risky that ‘Ole Bob down in san diego would probably have passed on it when he managed the pension funds.The mezzanine deal is just unbelievable! $20 Billion! most rocks are too intelligent to buy this deal,can you say 75% loss, if things go well?

]]> By: Bob_in_MA http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to.html#comment-11907 Bob_in_MA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/07/goldman-raising-10-billion-fund-to-invest-in-lbos/#comment-11907 So Goldman gets the fees for the buyout, but the debt is off balance sheet. The investors get the risks, with some marginal reward in rates, unless things turn sour....<br/><br/>Why does anyone invest their money with investment banks? They are always pulling some sort of nonsense like this. So Goldman gets the fees for the buyout, but the debt is off balance sheet. The investors get the risks, with some marginal reward in rates, unless things turn sour….

Why does anyone invest their money with investment banks? They are always pulling some sort of nonsense like this.

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