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Add-on deals to account for bulk of private-equity buys in 2020

Private credit funds focused on Europe have nearly €63bn in dry powder, and are looking for opportunities to deploy

Private equity funds currently fighting fires at portfolio companies may soon turn their attention to boosting operations by making add-on acquisitions, according to a new report from PitchBook.

Already in the first quarter of 2020, bolt-on deals in Europe accounted for 63.4% of deal volume, reaching a Q1 decade peak. Analyst Dominick Mondesir expects bolt-ons to make up the bulk of deal activity through the rest of the year.

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