Investment downturn

Private equity firms are less keen on making investments and are sitting out this economic downturn. The 2009 first quarter report from PitchBook Data indicates that investment activity of private equity firms in general has fallen. Not only does the report say that the total amount of capital used in private equity deals dropped by 75% to $12.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, it also says that the medium deal amount shrank by 60% to $25 million. Reason for this phenomenon is the instability of the economic market caused by the financial crisis.

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