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1、原文:CanadianPrivateEquityThelasttwoyearshavebeenremarkableyearsforprivateequityinCanada.ParallelingtheUSandEurope,Canadianprivateequityhasseenrecordbuyoutactivity;however,therecenttighteningoffinancialmarketshasdampenedprivateequity’sparty.Todelvedeeperintothecurr
2、entenvironment,Blakescommissionedmergermarkettostudy125privateequitypractitioners(includinglargeCanadianinstitutionalinvestors)andinvestmentbankersintheUSandCanadafortheiropinion.StudyresultssuggestthatrespondentsarecautiousaboutprospectsforCanadianprivateequityb
3、utnotcompletelydisheartened.Earlyindicationsin2008arethatmiddlemarkettransactions,whicharetheheartoftheCanadianmarket,willcontinuetogetfinanced,butatlowerleveragemultiples.Withthedeclineinthenumberofso-calledmegadeals,Canadianprivateequityshouldseeareturntoitsmid
4、-marketroots.“Thereremainsatremendousamountofraisedcapitaltobedeployed.Inthemiddlemarket,weexpecttoseefundsmorewillingtospendtheirowncapital,withlessrelianceonthirdpartyfunding.”ThecredittighteninghasbeenfeltinCanadawithrespondentsidentifyingConsumerProducts,Indu
5、strialManufacturingandFinancialServicesasthesectorsmostimpactedbythecurrentenvironment.Accordingtoourrespondents,however,theredoesappeartobealightattheendofthetunnelwiththemajorityexpectingthecreditcrunchtolastthroughout2008,butnotfarbeyond.Itwillbeinterestingtos
6、eewhetherthehigh-profilebrokendealsintheUSwillincreaseboardwarinessofprivateequitybackedtransactionsinCanada.“Thereversebreakfee,andtheconditionswhereitispayable,havebecomeacentralfocusfortargetboardsofdirectorsinthecurrentenvironment.Conversely,fundsaresimplyunw
7、illingtoacceptfullrecourseagainsttheirassetsintheeventofafailuretoclose.Recentmarketexperiencesuggeststhattargetswilllooktoensurethatactualdamages(orataminimumhigherdamages)arepayablewherefinancingremainsavailablebutaprivateequitypurchaserchoosesnottoclose.”Thecu
8、rrentpictureisnotalldoomandgloom.Fueledbyrecord-levelsoffundraising,Canadianinstitutionalinvestorsandprivateequityfirmshavehadanincreasingpresenceintheinternat