February 19, 2007
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“Private Equity's Role Grows
Along With Local Deals”
Washington Post
The value of mergers and acquisitions in Virginia,
Maryland and the District hit record highs last year,
according to data compiled by Bloomberg. But even more
striking is the growth of private-equity involvement
in these deals, which more than doubled in each of the
three jurisdictions.
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October 23, 2006 |
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“Executive Spotlight with
Rick Rickertsen ”
Potomac Executive Biz
In the 11/21/2006 edition of ExecutiveBiz we had a
chance to catch up with Rick Rickertsen, Managing Partner
of Pine Creek Partners.
Pine Creek Partners is a private equity firm which recently
raised $54 million to make acquisitions. Rick Rickertsen
is the Managing Partner of the firm. We discuss what
sectors he is looking at, a profile of an average deal,
and what factors are considered when evaluating transaction.
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October 23, 2006 |
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“Get Ready to Sell Your Business”
by Mary Klest
Eons.com
When you own a company, your energy and know how make
the business go. However, selling your business may require
different skills. Before you make any moves in this direction,
it's important to plan well so that you get the rewards
you deserve. Here are some suggestions.
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October 23, 2006 |
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“What Entrepreneurs Need
to Know”
by David E. Gumpert
BusinessWeek.com
Why you shouldn't make your son CEO, complying with
government regulations, how prospective buyers see your
business, and online business tips.
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October 9, 2006 |
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“What you must do if it's time to sell your business”
by Marcia Heroux Pounds
Sun-Sentinel.com
Your business is on an upswing. In fact, business has
never been better.
It may be time to sell.
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October 6, 2006 |
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“Specific Books For Specific
Problems”
800-CEO-Read Blog
If you have just been given a new project or a new job,
there are all sorts of questions jumping around in your
head. Often, you will just listen to those around you
for advice. Books can give you a great third-party resource.
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September 2006 |
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“Business Brokers: Are they
worth the fee?”
by Gary M. Stern
Small Business Review
You can sell a business yourself, but you may not get
the best deal.
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| September 2006 |
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“Recent Deals”
by Terence O'Hara
Washington Post
Pine Creek Partners, a private equity firm run by well-known
local investors
Carl J. "Rick" Rickertsen and George McCabe
, finished raising its first
investment fund last week to finance small and mid-size
management
buyouts.
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| September 2006 |
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“Smart Books ”
by Lucy Webb
Washington Business Journal
The author of “Buyout: The Insider’s Guide
to Buying Your Own Company”
(and managing partner at Pine Creek Partners in Washington)
is back with
the other side of the coin – getting out of your
business once you’ve put
yourself into it.
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| September 2006 |
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“BloggingStocks Interview”
by Tom Taulli
Bloggingstocks.com
Rick Rickertsen started his career in the private equity
world in 1987. Now, he is a managing partner at the buyout
fund Pine Creek Partners. His standout deal was the $30
million investment in SAGA, which returned $300 million.
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| June 2001
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“Buyout Your Boss”
by
Paul B. Brown
Inc. Magazine
Valuations are down, investment capital is abundant, and
skilled, seasonal managers are scarce. There’s
never been a better time to buy the business you work for.
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| July 9, 2001 |
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“Boffo Time For Buyouts”
by Dyan Machan
Forbes
To Carl J. (Rick) Rickertsen, these are golden times
for managers who want to borrow money and take a public
company private. Rickertsen, 41, ought to know:
He has led 50 management buyouts in his career. His
buyout firm, Thayer Capital in Washington D.C., raises
the capital and takes controlling stakes in companies.
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| June 5, 2001 |
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“Former Engineer Wins With
Bets in Technology”
by Johnathon Burns
The Wall Street Journal
It took all of a few months for Rick Rickertsen to fall
out of love. It happened in a clinically cleaned
and scrubbed lab at the storage products division of International
Business Machines Corp., where white-coated technicians
flittered about making aesthetically beautiful but unromantic,
large discs. “I was forever cured of my interest
in engineering,” says Rickertsen, but “I still
loved technology."
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| April 2001 |
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“VCs on VC”
Washington Business Forward
A veteran of the California venture capital scene, Rick
Rickertsen is chief operating officer of the Washington-based
Thayer Capital Partners, which he joined in 1994. The
firm focuses mainly on electronics manufacturing and services
as it invests the final third of its fourth major venture
capital fund.
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| April 23, 2001 |
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“Thayer Capital’s Saga
Deal Tells A Compelling Story For Software”
by
Christa Fanelli
Buyouts Newsletter
If firms and companies were people and life was a movie,
the story of Thayer Capital Partners, Saga Software, and
Software AG would be an award-winning, well, saga…
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