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January 8th 2009, 15:35PM
The UK private equity market hit its lowest level since 1995 in the final quarter of last year, new figures show.
A study by the Centre for Management Buy-out Research, based at Nottingham University, found the value of deals totalled £994 in the last three months of 2008.
This compares to £5.6 billion in the previous quarter and £5.7 billion in the final three months of 2007.
Commenting on the figures, Christiian Marriott, director of Barclays Private Equity, stated that while some sectors have been hard hit others, such as businesses and support services, have been doing fairly well.
"Where the market goes from here is anyone's guess. If senior lenders return to the buyout market and business sentiment begins to improve, buy-out activity should increase in first half of 2009," he said.
Last month, a study by analysts Frost and Sullivan predicted that emerging markets should be home to a large volume of merger and acquisition activities in the next year.
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