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quarta-feira, janeiro 12, 2005
Capital de Risco em expansão em Espanha
Espanha parece estar a ultrapassar um dos "handicaps" ao desenvolvimento empresarial e à inovação em Portugal...
Private equity and venture capital activity in Spain is set for a bumper year, with one deal alone likely to surpass total investments of nearly €2bn ($2.6bn) in 2004.
According to preliminary figures released on Tuesday by the Spanish Association of Capital Risk Groups (ASCRI), a further €2.5bn of locally raised cash is available as seed capital or for leveraged and management buy-outs this year.
However, this figure would be dwarfed if global groups pursue planned Spanish investments in 2005.
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According to the ASCRI, banks, pension funds and other institutional investors in Spain were becoming less risk-averse, while tight margins and small returns in traditional businesses and markets had forced them to diversify their portfolios.
Pan-European and US private equity funds had also stepped up their interest in buying small and medium-sized Spanish businesses.
The result was a 100 per cent surge in total funds raised in 2004, compared with 2003. Although still lagging countries such as the UK, France, Germany and Italy in terms of private equity investment, Spain was quickly “closing the gap”, said Mr Mataix
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FT.com / Industries / Financial services - Bumper year for investments in Spain
Private equity and venture capital activity in Spain is set for a bumper year, with one deal alone likely to surpass total investments of nearly €2bn ($2.6bn) in 2004.
According to preliminary figures released on Tuesday by the Spanish Association of Capital Risk Groups (ASCRI), a further €2.5bn of locally raised cash is available as seed capital or for leveraged and management buy-outs this year.
However, this figure would be dwarfed if global groups pursue planned Spanish investments in 2005.
...
According to the ASCRI, banks, pension funds and other institutional investors in Spain were becoming less risk-averse, while tight margins and small returns in traditional businesses and markets had forced them to diversify their portfolios.
Pan-European and US private equity funds had also stepped up their interest in buying small and medium-sized Spanish businesses.
The result was a 100 per cent surge in total funds raised in 2004, compared with 2003. Although still lagging countries such as the UK, France, Germany and Italy in terms of private equity investment, Spain was quickly “closing the gap”, said Mr Mataix
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FT.com / Industries / Financial services - Bumper year for investments in Spain
posted by CMT, 10:15 da tarde
