Credit jitters could be good for the market

Separate reports from two leading authorities on the private equity market have thrown a positive light on the recent upheavals in the debt markets.

Global credit markets continue to suffer upheaval, but it might not be all bad news for private equity, according to two recent reports.

Goldman Sachs believes falling asset prices could help the industry keep spending the vast sums of money it has accumulated in the last year, while ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has argued the current problems could actually prove to be a welcome correction in the debt markets.