Southpaw: Fee chase is on as private equity bankers race to lead LPs to the exit

Private equity firms are uppermost in the minds of investment bankers seeking deal fees as they navigate the first weeks of the year. Apax, CVC, Hellman & Friedman and KKR are some of the firms in aggressive buying mode but the real theme of 2010 will be how PE firms arrange exits, not acquisitions, says David Rothnie.