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Big deals take on new dimension

While the volume has soared, the number of transactions has remained static

Deal size is no longer an obstacle for private equity firms in Europe. With multi-billion euro funds to invest and a ready supply of debt, they are setting their sights on ever-larger prey.

The scale of their ambition is clear in the bid being prepared by a consortium for Auna, a Spanish telecoms company, of €11bn ($14.9bn). The upper echelons of Europe's mergers and acquisitions market are no longer off limits to buy-out firms.

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