Covid-19 impact expected to be more severe than GFC – survey
Three quarters of the GPs surveyed in Dechert's Global Private Equity Outlook, conducted in partnership with Unquote sister publication Mergermarket, expect Covid-19 to have a more severe effect on the market than the global financial crisis – although creative deal structures and dry powder are set to drive the market.
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