Formerly true to its name and staying out of the spotlight, private equity has catapulted to centre stage in the past year. Owing to continued improvements in the European macroeconomic climate and a robust M&A market, deal volume is back to its heyday levels of the 1990s.
Value figures, meanwhile, indicate an even more substantial hike as competition and availability of finance combine to drive up prices. While confidence is high for the foreseeable future on the back of a benign economic environment, the cyclical nature of economic patterns remains in the back of observers’ minds.
Are private equity fingers in danger of getting burned?
What's in the report?
In the spotlight: Private equity has catapulted to centre stage in the past year, but does the cyclical nature of economic patterns mean that private equity fingers are in danger of being burned?
The race to the stock exchange: Private equity is planning a multi-pronged attack on the public markets. But will it win the day?
The ripples of MiFID: The upcoming implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is designed to boost the European economy, but the new rules have been interpreted differently across the Continent.
60 second interview: LP Guido Justen of Helaba Bank and GP Johannes von Bismarck of Veronis Suhler Stevenson International answer questions on the challenges facing private equity.
