January 2011

Good article in the New York Times DealBook on revival of Middle East private equity in 2011.

Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/mideast-private-equity-activity-starts-to-revive/ 

The number of companies listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is set to increase in the first half of 2012, for the first time since 2007, according to new research conducted by Deloitte.

Link: http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2012/01/03/alternative-investment-market-listings-set-to-increase-says-deloitte-92534-30049299/#ixzz1tQng2V6R

Global PE witnessed a resurgence in Q4 2010 with more exits than any previous period, as revealed by Preqin, the PE watchdog. There were approximately 265 exits in the quarter worth $71.8bn while 593 new PE deals worth $64.2bn were announced. The exit value of $71.8bn is almost equal to the value for whole of 2009. Emerging markets also saw an increase of 39% in deal activity over Q3, with 66 deals valued at $8.6bn.

Link: http://www.preqin.com/item/q4-2010-breaks-records-for-private-equity-exits/102/3323