H1 2026 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary fundraising figures for European PE/VC funds in H1 2026 reached €67.6bn, representing a 6% increase from the revised H1 2025 figure of €63.8bn.
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EIF Equity Survey Q3 2026
The EIF Equity Survey Q3 2026 collected market insights from 682 VC and PE mid-market fund managers across Europe.
Capital, the Environment and Power in the 21st Century: Europe in Pole Position
An annual shortfall of between €350 billion and €550 billion is needed to restructure the European economy and make it resilient to the climate crisis.
2025 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
Total incremental fundraising in CEE reached €1.87 billion in 2025, representing a 3% decrease from 2024 but remaining 21% above the previous five-year average.
Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Norway
Private equity and venture capital backed companies employed 151,390 people in Norway in 2024.
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.
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.
H1 2025 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary fundraising figures for Europe in H1 2025 reached €54bn, representing a 19% decline from H1 2024.
The Insight: State of the European Private Equity Industry 2025
Capital raised by European PE and VC funds reached €54 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 20% decline compared to the same period in 2024.
Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Belgium
Private equity and venture capital-backed companies employed 199,383 people in Belgium in 2023.
EIF Equity Survey 2025
A total of 1,201 VC and PE mid-market fund managers contributed their insights to the annual EIF Equity Survey 2025.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2025
Total fundraising in Europe reached its second-highest year ever at €147bn during 2025, representing a 16% increase from the previous year.
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.
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.
VC Survey 2024
The exit environment was identified by 21% of respondents as the single most critical challenge facing their venture capital business in 2024.
2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
Total incremental fundraising in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was €818 million in 2023, a 53% decrease from 2022.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 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 at Work: Employment & job creation across Europe
Private equity-backed European companies employed 10.9 million people in 2022, representing 5% of Europe's total workforce of 236 million.
Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Belgium
Private equity and venture capital backed companies accounted for 4% of Belgium's total 4.9 million workforce.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2024
Total fundraising in Europe reached €120bn during 2024, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year.
2024 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
CEE fundraising rebounded strongly in 2024, reaching €1.42 billion, representing a 66% increase from 2023.
State of European Tech 2024
Europe's tech workforce reached 3.5M employees in 2024, expanding at a 24% compounded annual growth rate since 2015.
H1 2023 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary H1 2023 fundraising figures for Europe reached €32.9bn, marking a 60% drop compared to the revised H1 2022 figure.
EIF VC Survey 2023: Market sentiment, scale-up financing and human capital
Pessimistic perception of the current fundraising environment was shared by 70% of VC respondents in 2023.
The VC Factor: Gender Lens Edition
Combining 2021 and 2022 accounted for one third of all VC volumes invested since 2007.
The Insight: State of the European Private Equity Industry 2023
Invest Europe's preliminary data shows European private equity funds raised €33 billion in the first half of 2023, representing a 63% decline compared to the prior six months.
State of European Tech 2023
European tech ecosystem value bounced back to $3 trillion, recovering the $400 billion that was wiped out in 2022.
Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Belgium
Private equity and venture capital backed companies employed 236,960 people in Belgium in 2021, representing 5% of the country's total 4.8 million workforce.
H1 2022 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary H1 2022 fundraising figures for Europe reached €64.5bn, close to the H1 2021 record figure of €66.0bn.
Venture Capital Survey 2022
The 2022 wave of the survey gathered anonymised responses from 443 venture capital fund managers across 362 VC firms.