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Article: Despite Slowdown, European Private Equity Firms Raise $105.7b In 2008, Just Shy Of Annual Record; Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst: Even with Weak 4th Quarter, European Firms Raise 10% More Than in 2007 as Buyout Funds Lead the Way; U.S.Firms See 18% Drop.
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- January 8, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 January 2009-Dow Jones & Company: Despite Slowdown, European Private Equity Firms Raise $105.7b In 2008, Just Shy Of Annual Record; Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst: Even with Weak 4th Quarter, European Firms Raise 10% More Than in 2007 as Buyout Funds Lead the Way; U.S.Firms See 18% Drop(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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LONDON -- Even with the broader economic pullback in the final quarter of the year, European private equity firms managed to raise $105.7 billion across 156 funds, up 10% from the $96.2 billion raised via 215 funds in 2007 and just shy of the annual fund-raising record of $110.2 billion set in 2006, ...