After 3 consecutive years of growth in the number of "greenfield" operations, the number of "greenfield" operations has been rising for the last three years.Private equity"In 2013 it fell by 14%. Despite this, the capital invested has grown to a post-crisis high of $426bn thanks to 13 large deals (>2.5bn$). These include the two largest deals since 2008 by corporate investors: Dell by $24,5Bn and Heinz by 1TP2Q23.2Bn. The pace of investment has grown quarter on quarter, reaching in the third quarter the highest levels since 2008.
What are we looking forward to in 2014 in the USA?
Expectations for 2014 are positive, as firms in the private equity still maintain high levels of liquidity and the outlook for fund raising remains improving, which will generate the need to put money to work. In addition, a number of deals in excess of $1Bn have been announced and are expected to close during 2014 with several more in the auction process. Many of the deals expected in 2014 are expected to come from spin-offs of large corporations or stakes in financial institutions as a result of compliance with new regulations.
"At the general economic level in Spain, 2014 will be the first year of a slow but progressive recovery and, therefore, it will consolidate especially in 2015 and 2016. The Spanish economy has become more competitive (increase in productivity, reduction in unit labour costs, increase in exports and reduction in imports...). For the Venture Capital, 2014 to 2016 should be very positive years, although for the number of operations to grow strongly, credit needs to recover," says Diego Gutierrez, an expert in alternative finance at Abra Invest.
Money for growth and operational improvements
Growth equity deals or minority stakes have been popular in 2013, accounting for 23% of total deals. Private equity continues to focus on growing its portfolio of investees and, as a reflection of this, the number of private equity transactions in 2013 was buyout as enlargement has increased accounting for 53% of total buyouts.
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