Quote" - Javier Echarri, Secretary General, EVCA

'The critics may not agree with it, but the capital market world we live in today is non-negotiable', Javier Echarri said in an interview with unquote" , in which he responded strongly to recent criticism of private equity from trade workers unions, elements of the press and the political class. In a wide-ranging interview (see EVCA 2006 figures story) he affirmed his support for new French President Nicolas Sarkozy, talked about the necessity for a rational response to the tax debate and suggested there was much capacity for further growth of the industry.