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Current Trends of Private Equity Firms
By qwcdirect | July 12, 2010
Worldwide, frequency and volumes in acquisitions and mergers have come down. There are less mega deals and lesser bulk orders. Investors continue to be vigilant since profitability is becoming a major challenge and credit market scenario are now much better than before.
Interest rates that came down with the global credit crunch have not been able to recover yet, although the market scenario seems to be much safe, improved and ready for a leap. Although, fund raising is still an issue of concern globally.
Investors prefer safer investment options, rather than wealth creators. Pension plans, endowment funds and similar investment plans are the most preferred investment funds at present.
Over 50 percent of funds raised by PE investments in the last 2 years have been from offshore investments mainly in the UK, European countries and the US. The impact or the consequences of offshore investing will be though visible in a year or two.
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