PRINT THIS PAGE unquote" Private Equity Barometer Q1 200807/05/2008. Source: unquote" and Candover. 
The ongoing problems in the credit markets and the knock-on effects to the wider economy caused deal activity levels to decline for the first time since Q2 2007, dropping by 21 per cent from the Q4 figure of 409 transactions to just 322 – the lowest total since the first half of 2006, according to the unquote" Private Equity Barometer, sponsored by Candover. The aggregated value of European private equity transactions also fell for the third consecutive quarter, sliding a further 34 per cent compared to the previous three months to below €20.7bn – more than two thirds lower than the landmark total reached in Q2 2007.
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Candover is a provider of equity for large European buy-outs. Since its formation in 1980, it has invested in 135 buy-outs worth over €42bn. The Candover Group has offices in London, Madrid, Milan and Paris. For more information go to www.candover.com.
The unquote" Private Equity Barometer is published by Incisive Media. The private equity division of Incisive Media (Initiative Europe Ltd) is an independent provider of specialist and in-depth information focused purely on European private equity and venture capital markets. For more information go to www.incisivemedia.com.
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