Thursday, January 03, 2008

Financial services to fuel M&A

January 3 - Financial Times - Private equity interest in financial services, particularly in the mid-market, looks set to continue in 2008, in spite of the ongoing credit crunch that continues to affect larger financial deals.

"Credit concerns make it easy for some to write off private equity this year, but we think we will see continued activity," said James Hatchley, head of Europe for Freeman, a US-based mergers and acquisitions advice business specialising in financial services. Read More.

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