Buyouts drop by half in H2 07

As demonstrated by the graph opposite, there was a steady drop in both the volume and value of the French buyout market over the course of 2007. While Q2 shows a minor decline in relation to Q1, the effect of the credit crunch can be noted with a steep decline in both Q3 and Q4. If we compare Q1 and Q4 we can detect that both the volume and the value of the buyout market in France has on average halved.

In comparison, the UK statistics show a huge drop in deal value between the first and second half of the year with deal value being seven times smaller in Q4 than it was in Q2 pre-credit crunch. Unlike France, however, deal volume has remained steadier demonstrating only a minor decrease suggesting that a large number of smaller deals continued to complete.

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