Private Equity: Germany is learning to live with locusts
Does the recent downturn in large private equity-led deals in Germany mark the beginning of the end of the buy-out boom? Not according to Oliver Felsenstein, who argues that the local market has come of age
July 19, 2006 at 08:03 PM
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The first six months of 2006 have seen a slight downturn in the level of activity of large private equity-led transactions in Germany compared with the same period in 2005, which might lead some to question whether this is the beginning of the end of the buy-out boom in Germany.
Has last year's row over 'locust' private equity acquirers, who detractors claim are asset-stripping valued national companies, had a negative effect and led to a cooling of private equity investors' enthusiasm for Germany? Only time will tell, but all current signs point clearly in one direction: upwards.
Germany remains one of the strongest economies in Europe. German business sentiment has hit a 15-year high, according to recent surveys, although it remains to be seen how much of this is attributable to the euphoria surrounding the World Cup. That aside, there is a number of quantifiable factors that make Germany one of the most attractive places for private equity investments in Europe, if not the world.
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