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Cerberus goes back to its roots

Back in 1992, Steve Feinberg started a small private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management LP. It was actually a tough time in the markets. But not for Cerberus. After all, it focused on distressed deals.

Now, the firm is putting together a fund to focus on distressed opportunities in foreign markets (this according to Reuters). After all, the credit crunch is a global crisis -- as seen in places like the UK and even Asia.

In fact, the new Cerberus fund will look mostly at financial services companies, which need lots of capital.

All in all, it's a smart move -- and should produce nice returns. Moreover, Cerberus has strong leadership to pull things off. For example, the chairman of the firm is John Snow, who is the former Treasury Secretary and has a golden Rolodex.

It also looks like Cerberus may raise capital from sovereign wealth funds. Keep in mind that TPG recently snagged $2.5 billion from China for its new fund.

Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook and The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements. He also operates MergerBook.com.

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