Private Equity
Uncertain times for leveraged finance in Spain - DLA Piper
The last two years have been an uncertain time for the private equity market in Spain (uncertainty which, unfortunately, is expected to continue during 2010). The country has, as a consequence of the socalled global credit crunch, been experiencing similar problems to other European economies including a significant slowdown in economic activity and consumer spending. An effect of which also, has been a very substantial decrease in the number of leveraged finance transactions closed during 2008 and 2009, albeit the midmarket has been slightly less affected.
Regulation of private equity in Europe - SJ Berwin
In late February, the European private equity industry was given an opportunity to present its views to the European Union on the regulatory framework which should apply to it in the future. In front of an audience that included many strong supporters of the private equity model, industry participants and academics pointed out that private equity does not pose systemic risk and should not be put into the same regulatory basket as businesses that do.
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