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Published Date: 22 June 2009
By Bill Jamieson
ONE of the most promising areas for investment trusts ahead of the global credit crisis was private equity.
However, even allowing for the greater risk involved in specialist funds of this sort, the past year has been an unmitigated disaster for the private equity sector and the trusts that invested in it. Prices have collapsed (where valuations could be ...



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  • Last Updated: 21 June 2009 8:50 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Scrutineer , Bill Jamieson
 
 

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