Reuters - PE Slump Hinders France in Growth Struggle

A collapse of private equity investment this year seems increasingly emblematic of France's deep-seated economic problems and how hard it may prove to change a vicious cycle of poor growth and weakened companies, writes Reuters. Deals in a sector that is often essential to fuel the expansion of small and medium-sized businesses have slowed to a trickle and sector players say there is little prospect of a pickup anytime soon, writes Reuters.

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