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E&Y predicts private equity crunch

Alex Hawkes, Accountancy Age 07 Mar 2007

Firm says quality of debt has deteriorated, which may lead to a spate of company collapses

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Ernst & Young is predicting a spate of collapses of companies run by private equity funds.

The complexity of deals and the timing of debt repayments will undermine companies that under previous ownership structures could have survived, the Guardian reported.

Keith McGregor, an insolvency partner at E&Y, said: 'The quality of the debt has dropped off in the last few years. Debt with a CCC rating has a one in three chance of going bust within two years. But it is the fastest growing element of debt in private equity structures.'

Further reading:

Private Equity 'to spark collapses'

Advisers say tax attack on private equity will yield little

Private equity not paying 'a fair share of corporation tax'

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