The value of assets managed by the private equity industry globally continued to rise last year, hitting a record $3tn despite financial market turmoil and sluggish economic conditions.
The results will provide a boost to the private equity industry, which has been struggling with difficult conditions for raising new funds, a slump in deal making activity and heightened public scrutiny following the US presidential campaign of Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate who ran Bain Capital before turning to politics.
Despite the increased criticism, the private equity industry has continued to attract assets from investors such as pension funds seeking investment returns to meet their obligations.
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