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You ask, we answer #13: What is PE/VC's role in Europe's healthcare?

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08 Aug 2025

Private equity and venture capital are investing in, and improving, healthcare in Europe.

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  • €101.6bn invested in European healthcare by private equity & venture capital (2015–2024)

  • €12.7bn invested in 827 companies in 2024*

  • The average share of PE in total healthcare expenditures in European countries in 2020 was 4.4%.**

*Source: Investing in Europe: Private Equity activity, May 2025

**Source: Is Private Equity Good for Health? Estache, Litaj, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2023

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