unquote" private equity barometer - Q4 2011

The final quarter figures accentuate the gulf between the first and second halves of 2011. After a very promising first six months, when 626 deals worth €45bn were recorded, the lingering threat of sovereign defaults and their inevitable consequences took their toll and the second half only saw 433 deals with a combined value of €27.5bn. Overall, the 1059 deals completed in 2011 represented a fall of 11.5%.

Despite the completion of 15 €1bn+ deals during 2011 (three more than the previous year), year-on-year values also fell. In the end, the European market saw private equity transactions worth an estimated €72.7bn in 2011, some way shy of the 2010 level.

The full unquote" Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Arle Capital Partners, can be downloaded HERE.

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