On the back of a turbulent 2011 riddled with economic turmoil and regulatory uncertainty, the private equity and hedge fund party appeared to be over.  Rather than turning the light off, firms have altered their tactics and re-jigged their financial engineering tricks, and after a steady first quarter, are bouncing back to rule again.
 
We spoke to ten individuals with vast experience in the Private Equity world to get their expert views on everything from the state of the market, the challenges and uncertainty surrounding regulatory changes, to the polarisation between European and non-European jurisidiction when setting up a PE fund.