European Buyout Review 2009

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European Buyouts 2008: Overall values fall, whilst mid-market activity shows resilience

The twentieth edition of the European Buyout Review, in association with Bridgepoint, contains comprehensive, fully validated data on all the buyout deals over the past 5 years, giving you a full picture of the European buyout market and allowing you to analyse it in detail.

2008 marked a significant slow down in buyout activity across Europe, with large deals being worst hit by difficult economic conditions and debt markets. The overall value of buyouts totalled €73bn in 2008, down from more than €184bn in the previous year, a large fall in activity in the area. The European Buyout Review 2009 looks at each of the European regions in depth giving you vital insight into how each performed last year and what this may mean for 2009.

The European Buyout Review 2009 contains:

  • Updated analysis of the activity in the central and Eastern European markets
  • Unique regional buyout performance data from our research partner - CEPRES GmbH
  • Analysis of all deals since 2003 – where they came from and who invested
  • Details of the major equity investors in each market
  • Details of fundings, lists of buyouts and league tables of investor activity & debt providers
  • Details of the major debt and mezzanine investors in each buyout market during 2008
  • Enhanced coverage of exits

European Buyout Review 2009 will provide you with a solid overview of the European buyout environment, including sources of buyouts with volume and value breakdowns by country, vendor type and sector.

This means that you’ll have all the vital intelligence available allowing you to decide which market conditions offer you the best opportunities for the year ahead. You’ll also be able to see where the growth is and understand the deal drivers in each market thanks to the regional returns data.

Countries/Regions covered:

Austria, Belgium, Central and Eastern Europe, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Iberia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Each country's chapter brings you a qualitative analysis of the markets taken from interviews and surveys, information gathered from GPs and the media to create a more complete picture of what is going on in the market; providing insight that cannot be gained from statistics alone.

Target audience

  • Private equity investors
  • Bankers
  • Accountants
  • Lawyers
  • Corporate financiers
  • Management consultants

USPs

  • Gain a solid understanding of the European buyout market
  • Find out what your peers think about the buyout markets
  • Improve your forecasting with data that allows you to put figures into a long-term context
  • Find out how your company compares to the major equity investors in each market
  • Identify new business opportunities in the buyout market

Readership overview

The European Buyout Review, as well as the other unquote” Books, are targeted at senior level private equity specialists in Europe. Readers of these premium publications are kept at the forefront of all private equity developments and use these journals as essential work tools.

Highly regarded as the authoritative source of information on European buyouts, this report is bought by the key equity and debt investors across Europe as well as by the major intermediaries, investment banks and LPs.

Contact details

Research:
Emanuel Eftimiu
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Email: emanuel.eftimiu@incisivemedia.com

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