, Columnist
Buyout Firms Head for the Exit
The best days for firms to sell shares in Europe may already have passed.
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Buyout firms have wasted no time taking advantage of this year's buoyant market conditions to sell shares in their European investments.
January and February saw 23 exits by buyout and venture capital firms in the region, breaking the record set in 2015 -- although, at $3.2 billion, the total value of stock sold was a little lower.