Green Shoots for Equity Firms? ; Private Equity Investment Slumpedlast Year,Butthe Sector Remains Upbeat. Alistair Houghton Reports
Daily Post › February 10, 2010
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THERE'S no question that the private equity sector took a massive hit in the recession - but those in the sector insist investment levels will soon start rising again.
Research from the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR) this week showed that the total value of private equity-backed buy- outs in the North-West fell from pounds 1.87bn in 2008 to pounds 432m in 2009.See the full content of this document
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Green Shoots for Equity Firms? ; Private Equity Investment Slumpedlast Year,Butthe Sector Remains Upbeat. Alistair Houghton Reports
The number of buy-outs stood at the lowest level since 1989, with just 54 deals completed in the region.
The CMBOR report, sponsored by Barclays Private Equity, showed there were few signs of a recovery at the end of last year. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the North-West recorded just 14 deals with a total value of pounds 16.7m - the lowest quarterly total in the region since 1988.But there ar...See the full content of this document
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