Deals of the Year 2012: Willis Stein & Partners

Willis Stein & Partners
Size	Recapitalization of private equity fund Willis Stein & Partners III and its associated general partner (fund manager) Willis Stein
Date	August 2012
Financial adviser	Moelis & Company
return to the Global Deals of the Year index

Many of the perceived shadowy corners of the global financial system have had a spotlight cast on them in the wake of the 2008 credit crisis, highlighting some acute problems that might have otherwise remained in the shadows.

For the private equity world, the emergence of so-called zombie funds and companies, with the latter often owned and controlled by the former, is a particularly worrying problem, which could be expected to get a lot worse.