The private equity industry’s rush to put its money to work has seen a near doubling of buy-out activity in the first nine months of the year.
Buy-outs jumped from $77.9bn in value to $144bn in the first nine months of the year. In the third quarter, buy-out activity was the highest since early 2008, rising to $62.9bn from $24.4bn in the same period last year.
The increase, helped by a thawing of financing markets, came amid modest recovery in global M&A activity. While the rate of growth in deals is strong, absolute levels of activity remain subdued.
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