Tick, tick, boom

Critics of the private equity industry often point to its aggressive use of leverage, and there is no shortage of struggling companies to cite as examples of the perils of over-gearing. But if you thought the industry had gone cold-turkey when it comes to gearing, a new report suggests otherwise, at least on one side of the Atlantic. It bodes ill for the future.

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