Private Equity Funds Eye Up Wyg And Scott Wilson

摘要

Numerous private equity groups are circling listed UK consultants in search of a bargain.rnSources close to the sector have said groups including 3i, Duke Street, Bridgepoint, Cognetas and Warburg Pincus have run the rule over a sector that they believe is undervalued by the City.rnOne source said: "Consultants have been rated downwards over the past 12 months; the question for private equity is whether the rating is unfair and whether there's a bargain to be had."rnDavid Brockton, an analyst at Arbuthnot Securities, has reduced his price-to-earnings (p/e) ratio for the sector from 18.3 in 2007 torn6.9 at the start of 2009 (see box).