Benefits of private equity firm IPO are clear

When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense for private equity executives to rail against Sarbanes-Oxley and at the same time consider a public offering. True, they will have some compliance headaches that they do not currently have. But the benefits are just too awesome. All alternative investment funds would like a stable source of long-term capital without the onerous restrictions imposed by institutional investors. Also, they may certainly benefit from another currency with which to expand. This is also a great way to reward your managers. So people are pretty much convinced that the Blackstone Group is onto something. Others that might follow suit include all the big names: Bain Capital, Carlyle Group, KKR, Texas Pacific Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

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