<p>According to research firm Preqin, 201 PE-backed exits have occurred so far in the second quarter of the 2011 calender year, with an aggregate exit transaction size of US$85 billion.<br />This is 5 per cent higher than the record level reached during the fourth quarter of 2010, when 325 exits with a total value of USD 81.3 billion were announced.<br /><br />The January-March quarter of 2011 saw exits worth US$77.3 billion, 10 per cent lower than the US$85 billion worth of exits seen so far in the second quarter.<br /><br />In terms of regions, Europe accounted for most of the exit deal value, followed by North America and Asia. In Asia, exits worth US$3.4 billion have taken place in Q2, 2011, till date. The report said Asia exit value is likely to match the US$5.2 billion level seen in Q1, 2011.<br /></p>
<p>According to research firm Preqin, 201 PE-backed exits have occurred so far in the second quarter of the 2011 calender year, with an aggregate exit transaction size of US$85 billion.<br />This is 5 per cent higher than the record level reached during the fourth quarter of 2010, when 325 exits with a total value of USD 81.3 billion were announced.<br /><br />The January-March quarter of 2011 saw exits worth US$77.3 billion, 10 per cent lower than the US$85 billion worth of exits seen so far in the second quarter.<br /><br />In terms of regions, Europe accounted for most of the exit deal value, followed by North America and Asia. In Asia, exits worth US$3.4 billion have taken place in Q2, 2011, till date. The report said Asia exit value is likely to match the US$5.2 billion level seen in Q1, 2011.<br /></p>