SpainCap Yearbook 2026
The Venture Capital and Private Equity sector in Spain manages a portfolio of over 2,500 companies, representing 6.27% of Spain's GDP.
Europe Reports & Market Data (2026)
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Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Sweden 2026
Private equity and venture capital backed companies supported 327,067 jobs in Sweden in 2024, representing 6.5% of the total 5 million workforce.
Investing in Sweden: Private Equity Activity 2025
Private equity investments in Sweden reached SEK 133bn across 457 companies in 2025.
Funds and Future 2026
Private markets actors support over 11,000 companies, including 8,400 in France representing 2.5 million jobs, with annual investments exceeding •50 billion.
Capital Supply in a Changing World
The EU faces an annual investment gap of €750-800 billion to boost productivity, support the digital transition, and meet climate goals.
Digital Finance & Insurance 2026
85% of online banking users conduct their banking exclusively or predominantly online, whereas only 12% mainly use a bank branch.
The Local Impact of Banking Biodiversity
In the United States, individual private credit loans typically range between $10 and $500 million, with total volume surpassing $1.2 trillion.
Agrifood, Credit, and Fintech: A Transformative Approach
Access to agricultural credit must serve as a driver for the ecological transition to Agriculture 4.0, which requires substantial upfront capital.
Ireland’s Enterprise Software Landscape
Indigenous technology and services sector exports grew by 7%, reaching €9.05 billion in 2024.
Ireland AI Investment Landscape
Irish AI companies raised €256 million across 75 deals YTD in 2026, following a record €691.3 million raised across 107 deals in 2025.
Banking on Electrification
The IEA and COP31 Presidency proposed a global ambition to raise electrification to 35% of final energy demand by 2035.
Equity Crowdfunding: Protection of Minority Investors with Special Reference to Shareholders' Agreements
Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 (RPFP) sets a threshold excluding equity crowdfunding offers above 5,000,000 EUR from its standardized framework
Venture Capital Dashboard Q1 2026
Funding across stages in Germany was evenly split, with the start-up segment raising EUR 726 million and the scale-up segment raising EUR 714 million.
Italy Venture Capital Monitor Report 2025
In 2025, the overall early-stage ecosystem in Italy monitored a total of 419 investments compared to 406 operations in 2024.
Italy Private Equity Confidence Survey: Outlook H1 2026
In the second half of 2025, the Italian private equity market recorded a total of 322 investments and 26 divestments.
The Execution Game: How Europe's Most Well-Funded Climate Founders Were Made
European climate funds raised $61 billion in 2025, nearly double the US total of $37 billion, with Europe's fund close rate holding at 71% versus 35% in the US.
The Glass Half Full of Italian Innovation
Italy ranks among the top ten countries globally for scientific output with over 2.6 million publications.
State Policy and Private Equity Funds in the Context of Financing Sustainable Renewable Energy
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners manages 12 investment funds with total capital exceeding €30 billion from over 180 institutional investors worldwide.
DACH Private Capital Breakdown 2025
DACH VC deal activity through Q3 2025 reached €8.4 billion across 1,085 completed deals, pacing 9% YoY below 2024 levels.
Building Europe’s Foundations: The Role of Private Capital in Infrastructure
Infrastructure funds raised €265bn in Europe from 2020 to H1 2025, with €41bn raised in H1 2025 alone.
VC/PE Barometer Survey Q4 2025
A total of 787 VC and PE mid-market fund managers contributed their insights to the Q4 2025 barometer survey.
Financing Energy Communities: Actors, Instruments, and Expectations of the ESG Ecosystem in the Italian Context
An exploratory study based on 19 semi-structured interviews analyzes the financial instruments and stakeholder expectations surrounding Italian energy communities.
Economic Importance of the Swiss Financial Sector
In 2024, the Swiss financial sector directly generated a gross value added of CHF 73.2 Mrd. and supported 245’800 jobs (FTE).
Listed Private Equity Insights: Validating Valuations
As of 29 December 2024, listed private equity firms globally managed €4,140 billion in assets and had a combined market cap of €663 billion.
The Disintermediation of Banks: Regulatory Paths and Evolution
Investment firms with total consolidated assets of €30 billion or more are categorized as credit institutions under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
Globalscape 2025: Race for Compute
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimates that $2T worth of data centers will power software globally over the next four to five years [p.4].
H1 2025 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary fundraising figures for Europe in H1 2025 reached €54bn, representing a 19% decline from H1 2024.
Payment Resilience in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: Lessons for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Over 1 billion people currently live in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States, where payment ecosystem disruptions present severe risks to economic stability.
Advanced Economies Outlook 2026
Sweeping US import tariffs lifted the average effective US tariff rate to 18.0%, marking its highest point since 1934.
G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments: Scorecard Report on Direct Access and Price Transparency
Eight G20 members achieved the highest score of 5/5 for direct access of non-bank payment service providers (NBPSPs) in 2025.