2021 Preview: Dry powder drives DACH prospects for 2021
DACH PE players faced challenges in deal-making and fundraising in 2020, leading to a focus on portfolio management and defensive investment decisions. But dry powder and the sheer need to deploy is set to drive the market in 2021. Harriet Matthews reports
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