European Private Equity in Review - FY 200725 February 2008

This six monthly report provides an analysis of private equity activity and trends in Europe for 2007. The market is analysed as whole, in terms of buyouts, exits and secondary buyouts, as well as by geography and sector. It also features league tables of private equity firm, investment bank and law firm activity.

As well as drawing on data and analysis from mergermarket's world class editorial and research teams, the report also incorporates insights from Bowne and GE Commercial Finance.

Private Equity in Review provides a valuable and clear picture of European activity in the asset class in 2007, as well as expectations for the market in the future.

Table of Contents

1. Bowne Foreword

2. Pan European Private Equity

3. GE Commercial Finance: A pendulum has swung - the lender’s perspective

4. Sector, volume, value and SBO analysis

5. European private equity deals

6. European secondary buyouts

7. Private equity activity tables

8. Financial adviser league tables

9. Legal adviser league tables

10. Appendix

11. Contacts

12. Notes

2007 was the year in which the brakes were eventually put on the private equity boom of the past three years. After accounting for a quarter of overall M&A deal value in 2006, the level of European buyouts in 2007 accounted for a lesser fifth of overall M&A. Indeed, the calendar year 2007 saw 1,270 buyouts, worth EUR212.6bn, a 15% fall in value terms on the previous year. The volume of buyout deals, however, was down only 1% on the previous year. Private equity exits, meanwhile, were up some 7% in both value and volume terms to reach 676 deals worth a combined EUR119.3bn.

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