Spanish private equity flourishes as Italian market cools
Spain and Italy reacted very differently to the challenges of 2017; while Italy failed to attract the high volume of large-cap deals seen in 2016, Spain surged to its highest investment level since the pre-crisis period. Amedeo Goria reports
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