Apax Partners has published, in collaboration with the Economist Intelligence Unit, a report titled Unlocking global value – Future trends in private equity investment worldwide, which is a follow up to its 2002 report. The report finds that the world’s best markets for private equity investment broadly display Anglo Saxon economic characteristics such as stable regulatory environments, liberal policies towards private enterprise, well-funded financial systems and an appetite for entrepreneurship. See table.
Rank Country Score
1 UNITED STATES 5.8
2 UNITED KINGDOM 4.6
3 AUSTRALIA 3.7
4 CANADA 3.0
5 DENMARK 2.5
6 NEW ZEALAND 2.4
7 SWITZERLAND 2.2
8 SWEDEN 1.9
9 BELGIUM 1.7
10 IRELAND 1.7
11 FINLAND 1.7
12 NETHERLANDS 1.3
13 NORWAY 1.2
14 ISRAEL 0.9
15 GERMANY 0.8
16 AUSTRIA 0.7
17 FRANCE 0.7
18 PORTUGAL 0.0
19 POLAND -0.4
20 KOREA, REP. OF -0.7
21 SPAIN -0.8
22 HUNGARY -0.9
23 JAPAN -1.1
24 ITALY -1.7
25 SLOVAKIA -2.1
26 CZECH REPUBLIC -2.2
27 GREECE -2.3
28 TURKEY -3.7
29 BRAZIL -4.0
30 RUSSIA -4.0
31 MEXICO -4.2
32 INDIA -4.3
33 CHINA -5.3
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
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