Deal Count Drops 21% in Q1; Pipeline Builds
Catching their breaths after a rush of mergers to beat higher taxes in the fiscal cliff pact, U.S. leveraged buyout firms closed 21 percent fewer deals in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the year-ago period. Meantime, disclosed dollar volume rose by nearly $3 billion as target companies held out for higher prices, according to results compiled by Buyouts.
8 April 2013•8 mins read
