Since summer 2007 the Subprime credit crisis has been affecting the international financial markets. One of the consequences of the crisis was the collapse of the market for large-sized leveraged buyout transactions in late 2007 and early 2008. The goal of this Working Paper is to examine to...

The private equity industry (PE) suffered a setback triggered by the financial crisis in 2007. Some have questioned its continued viability. PE is a major alternative asset class with over one trillion dollars under management. Consequently, its viability, is a major investor concern