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The boom in private equity exits is set to disappear in 2016 but there could be a "silver lining" for buyout firms which may find it easier to buy businesses, according to high-profile executives speaking at the annual SuperReturn conference in Berlin.
William Ford, chief executive of growth private equity firm General Atlantic, said on February 23 that the private equity sector was moving to a "very different investment environment".