Private aligned interests

A detailed review of the levers applied by private equity players makes it clear that they are neither new to the chemicals business, nor ignorant of its particularities. Nevertheless, top-tier buyout firms perform so well that it seems that applying the right levers and aligning the interests of all parties can add significant value. 

Todd La Porte If it is happening all over, then it is our responsibility as academics to ask how we can prevent damage from this in terms of the graduate students and as a public institution. If you are a private institution, it s not a problem. But if you want to align yourself with a special interest, do that. There s no public prohibition from this in their case, but in our case there is. It s not only illegal, it s certainly the way my colleagues feel about their responsibilities to the rest of the society as well as to their students. 

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