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ABN bosses discuss private equity opportunities in Asia

ABN AMRO plans to ramp up co-investing with clients in private equity deals. Global head of ECM and M&A, Jan de Ruiter, discusses the trends in private equity and the new roles recently given to Matthew Kirkby.

By Steven Irvine

January 24, 2007

Following ABN AMRO's decisions to move Matthew Kirkby back to London to be global head of the financial sponsors group, and to replace him as Asian head of ECM and MA with Neil Galloway, we sat down to talk to both of them, as well as ABN's global head of ECM and MA, Jan de Ruiter, about the new strategy, the private equity business, and co-investing with clients.

How important is Asia to ABNÆs business now

De Ruiter For the MAECM business that IÆm in charge of, in relative terms, it makes up about 20-30% of the revenues. But the growth rates are a bit higher than elsewhere....

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