Q4 Barometer: Continued buyout bonanza tops record-breaking year

The highlights of the report, published in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments, include:

• Private equity investors completed 807 deals in Q4 2019, slightly down on the previous quarter, but still the second highest in the last decade.
  
  
• A substantial amount of capital was deployed in Q4, with quarterly deal value posting its third highest figure of the last decade at €67.6bn.
  
  
• On the back of three exceptionally strong quarters in succession, private equity activity in 2019 broke new ground, with total deal volume and value reaching all-time annual records.

• The number of buyouts in Q4 dropped 10% to 286, but remained the second highest level in the 10-quarter period.

• Buyout value rose modestly on Q3 to €55.5bn, posting its highest figure since Q1 2018.

• Expansion deals experienced a robust quarter, with 402 investments announced – a small increase on the previous quarter and an all-time high.

To view the report in full, click here

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