Boom Times For LBO Dealmakers Forces Attention On Making Deals Work - Wanted: Quick Exit Strategies.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1999--

PricewaterhouseCoopers reports that many private equity dealmakers are intensely focused on making deals work after the acquisition - in the same way that large corporate acquirers are - to facilitate quick and easy exit strategies like IPOs.

Greg J. Peterson, head of the financial buyers practice in Transaction Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services organization, can speak to:

- Why, more than ever, private equity firms are actively looking to

uncover problems before the deal closes - and address them as

soon as possible.

- How private equity firms are borrowing merger-integration

techniques used so successfully in megamergers.

- Why an accelerated merger transition of even a small private

equity deal can have a profound impact on the success and timing

of the ultimate exit strategy - whether it's a sale to a

strategic buyer or an initial public offering.

Peterson can also speak to:

- Private equity deal characteristics - size, industry, geographic 

focus.

- Deal structure and its impact on getting transactions done

quickly.

- Pricing issues in an intensely competitive deal environment.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's largest professional services organization, helping clients worldwide build value, manage risk and improve their performance.