EUROPE - Private equity investment in the EU, including both venture capital and buy-out investments, increased slightly in 2002 compared to the previous year, but failed to reach the record highs of 2000.
Research carried out by the European Commission also revealed an important shift towards less risky buy-outs - which at e16.8bn reached their highest ever level - more than double the 1998 volume. ...
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