Private Equity Brochure

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PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET

UK mid-market private equity activity in 2022 was notably above historic levels, even when taking into account a decline on 2021’s unprecedented performance. Like most market sectors, private equity must negotiate economic challenges. Experts comment that, because one of the key characteristics of PE funds is their ability to respond quickly to changing trends, the sector is better placed than most to steer its way through any external uncertainty. The UK private equity market has remained particularly buoyant, with data from business intelligence experts, Bureau van Dijk, demonstrating that over 9,000 deals involving UK targets, worth in excess of £344bn, have been recorded in the psat 5 years, accounting for over a fifth of all UK deals by both volume and value. At KBS Corporate, we have recognised continued interest in UK businesses from investors, seeing a significant increase in private equity and investment deals over the past 12 months compared to the prior year.

9,061 UK private equity deals in the last 5 years - 23% of all M&A deals

£344 bn Total value of private equity deal making involving UK targets over the same period

(Source: Zephyr, BvD, Feb 2023)