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Global private equity: Holding strong during M&A downturn

European targets have accounted for 63 per cent of all private equity M&A activity between 2000 and the third quarter of 2003, according to the JPMorgan Global Private Equity Survey. US targets accounted for just 32 per cent of the total and private equity M&A was minimal in the rest of the world.

There have been 65 private equity deals valued at over $1bn globally since 2000. European targets accounted for seven of the ten largest private equity deals over the period.

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J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC (“JPMP”) is a leading private equity organization. Its primary goal is to build a diversified portfolio of investments in middle-market buyouts, growth equity and venture in the United States and Europe, and across its five core industry segments. JPMP complements this strategy with focused efforts in emerging markets in Latin America and Asia. Gluing this strategy together is the global integrated network, which enables JPMP to draw on expert resources residing within JP Morgan Chase, its extensive portfolio, and worldwide contact network to source attractive opportunities and manage its investments.