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Private Equity provides equity capital to enterprises not quoted on a stock market. Private equity can be used to develop new products and technologies, to expand working capital, to make acquisitions, or to strengthen a company's balance sheet.

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European Private Equity Funds to Grow by 17.1% through 2009

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Celent projects that assets under management at European private equity funds will rise as Europe becomes the key market for private equity deals.