After two years of capital stockpiling, private equity firms are cashed up and looking to talk turkey. In this post-recession economy, however, has the market re-bounded so strongly that it has created a sellers’ market? Tim Brown talks to the private equity houses about their investments and whether or not UK manufacturers are on the shopping list.
The image of private equity (PE) has not always been a good one. The Michael Douglas portrayal of corporate raider Gordon Gekko typified the perception of PE in its 1980s reckless heyday of hostile takeovers, asset stripping and major layoffs. As time has passed, old wounds have healed and despite the bump in the road…
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