Brussels, 24/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - During August, the European Central Bank (ECB) presented a study analysing the impact that the private equity industry has on economic activity by creating business activity and launching new initiatives by existing operators. The study, which looks at the results of industry in 16 European countries over the 1998-1999 and 2006-2007 periods, concludes that “private equity investment has a beneficial effect on entry, which is relatively higher for...