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Back at the gate: US invaders raise fresh questions over private equity status of CC and Linklaters

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David Stevenson
1 July 2013
Corporate and M&A

David Stevenson surveys a fast-changing buyout landscape to find US ‘barbarians’ once again pressing in on City leaders

Unfortunately for top City firms looking to defend their position in private equity, it takes more than a five-year freeze in credit markets and a sustained downturn in leveraged buyouts to stop foreign rivals trying to move in on their patch.

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