Private equity industry divided over consolidation prospects

The takeover of two listed private equity firms over the last month would seem to suggest that the industry’s long-awaited consolidation has finally begun, but not everyone agrees

Listed private equity giant Eurazeo completed its takeover of mid-market listed peer OFI today but industry figures are divided over whether it signals the start of a wider consolidation of the industry.

Eurazeo purchased OFI for €132m today, with the firm planning to use the investment team and its assets as a platform to develop its presence in the European mid-market.

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