GLOBAL - Private equity investment surged 30% last year, recording a new high of US $177bn but is now set to slowdown, according to a report by venture capitalists 3i and consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers.
A record total of US $177bn was invested in 2000, whilst the amount of funds raised soared by 67% to a new record of US $225bn. But the second annual Global Private Equity report is sceptical ab...
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