Listed Private Equity Insights: Validating Valuations 2024
As of 29 December 2023, global assets under management by listed private equity firms and funds totalled €3,369 billion.
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As of 29 December 2023, global assets under management by listed private equity firms and funds totalled €3,369 billion.
The Nasdaq Composite Index grew 38% over the last twelve months, adding $8.4 trillion in market capitalisation.
The exit environment was identified by 21% of respondents as the single most critical challenge facing their venture capital business in 2024.
US venture deal activity reached 3,775 completed deals in Q3, putting total full-year deal value on track for $175.2 billion.
As of August 2025, SAMA has granted a total of 27 E-Money Institution and Payment Institution licences to non-banks.
As of late 2023, 94 percent of 86 surveyed central banks were actively exploring CBDCs, moving from research to experiments.
The proportion of SMEs that have used or will use significant resources for growth projects reached 38%, up by 11pts.
The Boston Consulting Group estimates that asset tokenization could reach $16 trillion or 10 percent of global GDP by 2030.
SunCulture's solar pumps enable smallholder farmers to replace diesel pumps, mitigating over 20,000 tonnes of CO2 annually with syndicated debt from Hivos-Triodos Fund.
The G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments (2020 - 2027) focuses on 5 main priority focus areas divided into 19 building blocks.
In 2023, 4.2 percent of U.S. households, representing about 5.6 million households, were unbanked.
In 2023, 4.2 percent of U.S. households—representing about 5.6 million households—were unbanked.
Total global fintech investment across VC, PE, and M&A fell from $62.3 billion across 2,287 deals in H2’23 to $51.8 billion across 2,254 deals in H1’24.
If European universities reached benchmark efficiency, Europe could generate almost 16,000 additional startups in 1 year and 150K+ additional startups over 10 years.
Biotech attracted the highest amount of capital among all sectors at CHF 405.3 million, representing a 44% increase in invested capital.
Total incremental fundraising in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was €818 million in 2023, a 53% decrease from 2022.
Among Canadian SMEs, 60% reported being profitable over the last 12 months, while 81% operated below full capacity.
The CSRD applies to all EU companies meeting two of three criteria on two consecutive balance sheet dates: over 250 employees, total assets exceeding €25 million, or net turnover exceeding €50 million.
In Nigeria, 98.5 percent of eNaira wallets remained unused one year after launch.
Venture capital invested in Alberta technology companies grew 26% from $561 million in 2021 to $707 million in 2023.
The combined enterprise value of Spanish startups surpassed €100B in 2023.
Total fundraising in Europe during 2023 reached €132.9bn, representing a 3% decline from the previous five-year average, with 744 funds raising capital.
Private equity-backed European companies employed 10.9 million people in 2022, representing 5% of Europe's total workforce of 236 million.
Global M&A deal value contracted 25%-30% to ~$2.5T in 2023, while education transaction volume grew by 1% compared with 2020.
Total reported investment by FiBAN members declined by 29% in 2023 to €26.4 million, reaching 2017 levels.
Overall, 61% of SMEs reported being profitable over the last 12 months.
Over 100 central banks around the globe are exploring central bank digital currencies to modernize payment systems.
Private equity portfolio companies directly and indirectly employ approximately 250 000 people, representing 4.8% of total employment in Sweden.
In 2023, 63 per cent of survey respondents paid by debit card for their last in-store purchase, while 9 per cent paid using a card in their mobile phone.
Total life sciences M&A deal value reached US$191 billion by mid-December 2023, representing a 34% increase compared to 2022.