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As 2012 began, the outlook for private equity was shrouded in economic and financial uncertainty, but the contours of a new future for PE are finally coming into sharp focus. This report provides a timely look at every major aspect of private equity.
Animal spirits are returning to private equity, with increased optimism for a steady revival of deal, fundraising and exit activity.
Private equity's "golden age" of low interest rates, abundant leverage, mega-deal making and effortless returns is over, but what new direction will the industry take? This report explains how the downturn rearranged established rules, reset expectations and planted the seeds of PE's next phase.
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