Deal Success in Troubling Times

The European deal scene must be a disaster, given the economic troubles in the region, right? Wrong, says Marco De Benedetti, Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe Buyout for The Carlyle Group. Despite macroeconomic troubles, Carlyle Europe recently completed an attractive deal in Italy as well as the exit of a UK-based portfolio company.

In a fascinating interview with Privcap, De Benedetti discusses how his team is able to hunt for and realize value despite economic headwinds, what LPs are saying about the European private equity opportunity, and why he believes “the euro will not blow up.” He also shares details of Carlyle’s recent investment in Italian fashion brand Twin Set as well as the growth and exit of UK-based cash-counting machine maker Talaris to a Japanese corporate buyer.

This program is sponsored by and was produced at the annual conference of SECA – the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association.