H1 2024 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary European private equity fundraising reached €58.5bn in H1 2024, a 16% increase compared to H1 2023 figures.
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Preliminary European private equity fundraising reached €58.5bn in H1 2024, a 16% increase compared to H1 2023 figures.
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The Nasdaq Composite Index grew 38% over the last twelve months, adding $8.4 trillion in market capitalisation.
As of 29 December 2023, global assets under management by listed private equity firms and funds totalled €3,369 billion.
The exit environment was identified by 21% of respondents as the single most critical challenge facing their venture capital business in 2024.
The EIF VC Survey 2024 gathered anonymised responses from 398 VC fund managers operating in Europe.
US venture deal activity reached 3,775 completed deals in Q3, putting total full-year deal value on track for $175.2 billion.
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.
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.
Venture capital invested in Alberta technology companies grew 26% from $561 million in 2021 to $707 million 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.
The combined enterprise value of Spanish startups surpassed €100B in 2023.
Private equity-backed European companies employed 10.9 million people in 2022, representing 5% of Europe's total workforce of 236 million.
Private equity portfolio companies directly and indirectly employ approximately 250 000 people, representing 4.8% of total employment in Sweden.
The visible angel investment market in Europe reached 1,220 Million Euros in 2024, reflecting a -2,8% decrease from 1,255 Million Euros in 2023.
In 2021, U.S. venture capital firms invested a record $348 billion before overall investment activity declined.
reached 483 companies by the close of 2023, reflecting a yearly growth of eleven percent, while Liechtenstein hosted 22 FinTech companies.
CEE fundraising rebounded strongly in 2024, reaching €1.42 billion, representing a 66% increase from 2023.
Venture Capital and Private Equity invested a total of €6,709M across 844 investments in Spain in 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels.
The Swiss venture capital market recorded a 35% decrease in overall capital invested during its first downturn since the financial crisis.
Global private market total assets under management reached US$ 13.1 trillion mid 2023, following 20% annual growth over the prior five years.
A new record of 397 financing rounds was set for Swiss start-ups in 2023.
According to data from Dealroom, the seed fund graduation rate to Series A is just 19%.
Total fundraising in Europe reached €120bn during 2024, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year.
Since 2007, a total of 25.7 billion euros has been invested in Belgian companies through venture capital and private equity.
Private equity and venture capital backed companies accounted for 4% of Belgium's total 4.9 million workforce.
Europe's tech workforce reached 3.5M employees in 2024, expanding at a 24% compounded annual growth rate since 2015.