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UK IPO drought pushes PE firms towards sponsor sales

privateequitywire

1 month ago

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A prolonged slowdown in UK initial public offerings is restricting exit options for private equity and venture capital investors, increasing their reliance on sales to other financial sponsors and strategic buyers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from PitchBook.
IPOs have traditionally represented one of the three main routes for private equity firms to realise investments, alongside corporate acquisitions and sponsor-to-sponsor transactions. But London’s weak listing market is ma...

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