PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTING AND TOTAL QUALITY - UPDATED

Private equity funds invest money into companies and, in return, receive stakes in the companies' equity, thus becoming the partners who share the business risk. Because of that, private equity funds increase the value of their portfolio companies, by, among other things, improving their intern...

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Main Authors: Nikola Stefanovic, Nemanja Stanisic, Zivadin Stefanovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Quality, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Serbia 2013-03-01
Series:International Journal for Quality Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijqr.net/journal/v7-n1/6.pdf
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Summary:Private equity funds invest money into companies and, in return, receive stakes in the companies' equity, thus becoming the partners who share the business risk. Because of that, private equity funds increase the value of their portfolio companies, by, among other things, improving their internal processes and strengthening their market positions. While doing that, private equity funds place a special emphasis on the implementation of the total quality. In order to do that, they focus on the three key elements for the successful implementation of the total quality: strategy-based organization, focus on consumers, and obsession with quality.
ISSN:1800-6450
1800-7473