Jay Scott is a consultant in Interim Recruitment for FreshMinds Talent
Scientists will tell you that there are two kinds of mistake:
• A Type I error (also known as a false positive) is when you think you’ve found something (a pattern, particle or virus, for example), but it isn’t really there.
• A Type II error (false negative) is [...]
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The science of recruitment
Three reasons to be optimistic about Private Equity
We had a meeting recently with the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, and thought we’d share with you some encouraging trends which emerged:
1) Deal flow is on the up
The UK saw £5bn of PE and VC investment in Q1 of 2010, compared with £7.5bn for the whole of 2009.
2) The mid-market is recovering
Darryl [...]
Private equity, public extravagance
Wouldn’t it be interesting to see your business through the eyes of a private equity investor?
If so, the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has published an introduction to private equity.
Among the report’s clearly-articulated insights, is the following tongue-in-cheek checklist of PE turnoffs; signs of extravagance and non-productive company expenditure:
According to one liquidator, [...]
