IPOs will continue to be a viable exit channel for high-quality companies with strong growth prospects, and GPs are lining up portfolio companies for sale in the hopes of improved IPO conditions this year.

FORBES: Exit Pressures Are Building In Private Equity

Channel Five announced her exit in a brief statement on Friday, adding that "both parties wish each other the very best".

BBC: Denise Van Outen pulls out of new Channel Five show

Exit polls quoted by Israel's Channel 1 television gave Sharon 59.5 percent of the vote to Barak's 40 percent.

CNN: Sharon claims victory in Israeli election