{"id":563459,"date":"2021-07-04T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/07\/04\/private-equity-sees-busiest-six-months-on-record-sealing-usd-500-bn-of-agreements\/"},"modified":"2021-07-04T04:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T04:00:17","slug":"private-equity-sees-busiest-six-months-on-record-sealing-usd-500-bn-of-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/07\/04\/private-equity-sees-busiest-six-months-on-record-sealing-usd-500-bn-of-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Private equity sees busiest six months on record, sealing USD 500 bn of agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-09\"><\/a> <strong>PE breaks records in 1H2021:<\/strong> Private equity firms have sealed more than USD 500 bn worth of agreements in the first six months of 2021, making it the busiest six-month period on record for the industry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cd9571a3-726c-4995-9954-23a8dcf12b19\">the Financial Times<\/a> reports. Almost 6.3k buyouts worth USD 513 bn have been signed since January, while <strong>overall corporate transactions have hit a record USD 1.5 tn in 2Q2021 alone<\/strong>, according to Refinitiv data. \u201cThe level of deal activity is truly extraordinary, and beyond any of our expectations [last year],\u201d said a Credit Suisse official.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In other financial news worth noting this morning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kuwait Investment Authority a top 3 SWF?<\/strong> The KIA\u2019s Future Generations Fund, has hit a record of some USD 700 bn, likely making it one of the three biggest sovereign wealth funds in the world. 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Regional investors were net buyers. The index is down 5.4% YTD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Cleopatra Hospital (+3.1%), Ezz Steel (+3.1%) and Orascom Financial Holding (+2.8%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Ibnsina Pharma (-1.8%), Abu Qir Fertilizers (-1.2%) and Orascom Development (-1.1%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PE breaks records in 1H2021: Private equity firms have sealed more than USD 500 bn worth of agreements in the first six months of 2021, making it the busiest six-month period on record for the industry, the Financial Times reports. 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