unquote" Private Equity Barometer - Q2 2012

Boosted by the completion of larger deals in the mid- and large-cap segment of the buyout market, the aggregate total of €13.7bn marks a 17% rise from Q1 and the highest figure since the €18bn registered in Q3 2011. The DACH region in particular impressed with a six-fold increase in the overall value of deals between Q1 and Q2, from €525m to nearly €3.2bn.

Private equity investment activity remained subdued over the past quarter, though. In total there were 202 transactions recorded in the three months between April and June, 8% less than the already low total of 219 for Q1 and by some margin the lowest total of any quarterly period over the 21-month sample.

Moreover, the 421 deals completed in the first half of the year as a whole represents less than two thirds of 651 and 666 deals recorded for the first six months of 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Commenting on the barometer findings, Arle managing partner John Arney highlighted the tough odds stacked up against a marked recovery later in the year: "2012 is looking like a year of one half rather than the two halves we saw in 2011. We expect more of the same in the second half: low levels of activity and high levels of volatility and nervousness."

Download the full unquote" Private Equity Barometer Q1 2012 HERE.

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