Investor Relations

In an uncertain economic environment and the associated reluctance of banks to lend, the economic importance of private equity is once again demonstrated. Relatively independent of the economy, private equity companies finance sustainable, promising companies and therefore support the creation of new jobs and the maintenance of a country’s innovative strength. Without a doubt, investors also benefit from private equity as a study by Ernst & Young shows that private equity investments outperformed the stock market by a factor of 3.6 in the years 2005-2011. This means that private equity can certainly hold its own as an attractive asset class