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  "path": "/private-equity-boom-slows-down-as-the-deal-bar-rises-for-city-firms/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T07:02:45.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Private equity interest in professional services remains, but the era of easy deals is over as most attractive targets have already been acquired, and investors are now more selective, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. The bubble around private equity interest in the professional services industry has started to deflate, as most of the “low-hanging fruit” has already [...]",
  "title": "Private equity boom slows down as the deal bar rises for City firms"
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