UK Buy-outs - Annual Trends
The UK buy-out market continues to be buffeted from the intense problems in the banking sector and has recorded a total of £17.1 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2008. This follows a period of strong market growth when value rose from just £16 billion in 2003 to a staggering record value of £45.9 billion in 2007. The latest value although well down on last year is only four per cent below the corresponding period in 2006. Buy-out numbers are at a similar level to last year with 503 in the first nine months of 2008 compared to 672 for the whole of 2007.
The chart shows the number and value of private equity and non-private equity backed buy-outs and buy-ins.