Thursday, August 16, 2007

Canada: Private equity buyouts hit record levels

August 15 - National Post - The value of private equity buyouts in Canada for the first half of the year has already far exceeded the value for all of 2006, the Canadian Venture Capital Association said Wednesday.

In the first six months of 2007, 96 Canadian buyout transactions were announced with a value of $61-billion -- $13.8-billion of which was outside the record-breaking $47.2-billion Bell Canada buyout, the CVCA said.

That compares to 101 buyouts valued at $11.6-billion in all of 2006, it added. Read More.

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