However, the collapse of confidence has not yet affected the willingness to do deals and several chief executives in several sectors see the credit crunch as an opportunity to outbid their private equity rivals as it forces them to the sidelines.

• 不过，信心骤降尚未对交易意愿构成影响，某些行业的一些首席执行官还认为，信贷危机是他们在出价方面超越其私人股本竞争对手的一个机会，因为信贷危机迫使这些私人股本退出竞购。