Private Equity

(asked on 7th May 2019) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in private equity investments in UK companies due to Brexit uncertainty.


Answered by
Lord Young of Cookham Portrait
Lord Young of Cookham
This question was answered on 21st May 2019
The government is confident that the UK will continue to represent an attractive place to do business, and be a world-leading, global financial centre for asset management, including Private Equity.

Investment is crucial for the economic future of this country, and the government is committed to ensuring that businesses can access to the finance they need as we leave the EU. In April 2019, the government provided the British Business Bank with an additional £200m to invest in venture and growth capital in 2019/20.

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