In this weekend's Wealth Matters column, Paul Sullivan chronicles the experience of private equity investors with less money and expertise than the Mitt Romneys of the world. An increasing number are getting in the game, frustrated with low returns in other investment arenas.
But making direct investments in companies can be a long slog and require a lot of work. Will the former bankers in the column find success in the beauty industry? What sort of luck have you had with smaller private equity investments? Or would you never go near this type of investing?