How private equity-savvy are German companies today?

Accor­ding to figu­res from data provi­der Dealo­gic, the deal volume imple­men­ted in Germany through secon­dary buyouts amoun­ted to USD 5.2 billion in the 2013 finan­cial year, which is alre­ady 98 percent higher than in the previous year. Only in 2007 was the figure higher, at $9.8 billion. The high volu­mes are prima­rily due to the M&A deal between PE inves­tors BC Part­ners and EQT and sove­reign wealth fund GIC around Sprin­ger Science, which was only agreed in mid-June. — The trend toward deals among PE firms is a sign of an incre­asingly matu­ring German private equity market.