Q&A: Ripplewood's Tim Collins
A Ripplewood Holdings-led consortium broke new ground for private equity with the turnaround of Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan. CEO Tim Collins explains why he boldly goes where others fear to tread
Q: You describe Ripplewood’s approach to investing as counterintuitive. How did it develop? A: I started it with three great operating guys. Our theory was that, at the time, private equity was mostly...
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