In the field of acquisitions, is being focused NBGI Private Equity, the investment arm of the group of the National Bank, and private equity market is recovering from a long period of inactivity.

"The economic and financial difficulties of Greece did not affect the group's appetite for investment," said Mark Owen, founder of NBGI Private Equity, which is headquartered in London, in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires.

Please note that National has reduced its borrowing from the European Central Bank in recent months, while the Tier 1 ratio stands at 11.8%, higher than the 7% required by Basel III.

Owen said the company has "seen" in recent months more investment opportunities in Britain than in any other period in the last three years.

"There is definitely a new wave assets entering the market, the owners feel that now is the right time," said Owen.

The NBGI invests in a variety of industries and companies, including the Pasta King, of Ochre House and shops Jamies and Henry J Beans. Moreover, in southeastern Europe, the investments of NBGI include the college of AKTO, and Mermeren, and the Turkish Sante, which was being taken over in January.

SOURCE: www.capital.gr