Buyout recovery stalls at one third peak levels

End-of-year figures show European buyouts totaled just €67.6bn, down from a peak of €193bn in 2007 and barely higher than the €67.1bn seen in 2010.

Market volume tells a similar story, falling by half from 893 in 2007 to just 454 last year. Volume was also up slightly compared with the previous year, climbing 6.3%.

The mid-market was the primary transaction driver across Europe, as weary bank lending continues to put a dampener on larger, highly leveraged deals.

The UK accounted for 28% of market volume, according to the data, but is now closely followed by France which accounted for 20% of all deals. However, the French were ahead of the pack in value terms, making up a huge 23% of aggregate value.

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