Liquidity Events27 November 2007

When business people talk about liquidity events they are not referring to a leaking bathroom in their penthouse or a rain-drenched weekend on their yacht, but rather those commercial situations that deliver a flood of new wealth, something which is happening to an increasing number of people in Western Europe. The nature of liquidity events can vary – a divorce or inheritance, for instance – although typically, most events involve the disposal of an equity holding in a corporation, business or trading company. Since 2006 wealthmonitor has tracked some 37,000 individuals who have received an estimated €241bn in new personal wealth. Furthermore, according to wealthmonitor these individuals are sitting on a further €110bn in potential new wealth...

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Leading wealthy individuals

3. Corporate finance drivers

4. Top-ranked women

5. The regional spread of liquidity events

6. How rich?

7. Which sectors are driving this liquidity?

8. Future hotspots for European liquidity events

9. Wealth matters - survey

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