Private Equity 2018

1.1 What are the most common types of private equity transactions in your jurisdiction? What is the current state of the market for these transactions? Have you seen any changes in the types of private equity transactions being implemented in the last two to three years?

The Maltese private equity market is quite busy particularly in the areas of media, telecommunications and gaming. Maltese structures are impacted directly when they are purchased by a private equity fund or a group of investors in a club deal or else indirectly where they form part of multi-national structures. In the latter case the local Maltese element would be a small part of the whole transaction but could still be important in particular where regulatory approval is required in Malta if the Maltese company is a regulated firm in the jurisdiction. We have seen more active involvement by private equity funds in the last few years; however, the transactional structure would vary