SBOs, mega-deals fuel strong Q1 for French buyouts
While the sharp quarter-on-quarter rebound of late 2020 was not replicated, the French market remained buoyant in Q1 this year as GPs upped their divestment pace, and large-cap deals hit a three-year high. Greg Gille reports
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