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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2021
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The research shows that European private capital continued to strongly outperform listed equity benchmarks, delivering superior performance to long-term investors to support pensions and savings as markets rebounded from the effects of COVID-19.
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Invest Europe: The Performance of European Private Equity 2023 summary video
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05 Jul 2024
Proven performance: European private capital continues to outshine public markets in 2021 as economies recover from pandemic
Press releases
30 Jun 2022
European private equity delivers long-term outperformance over publicly listed equities in 2020
Press releases
05 Jul 2021
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Performance nette des acteurs français du Capital-investissement: fin 2017
External resources
01 May 2018
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Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges
External resources
01 Jan 2016
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Has Persistence Persisted in Private Equity? Evidence From Buyout and Venture Capital Funds
External resources
01 Feb 2014
European private capital long-term returns beat public markets over long term to the end of 2025 and eclipse other regions short term
Press releases
25 Jun 2026
European private capital long-term returns maintain wide lead over public markets, as 2024 performance rebounds
Press releases
26 Jun 2025
Invest Europe Leader Interviews: Alan Gauld, Patria Private Equity Trust
Videos
12 Jun 2025
European Mid-Market private equity returns accelerate to 16.9% to the end of 2023 with €215 billion invested over last five years
Press releases
14 Nov 2024
Green shoots emerge in H1 2024 private equity, venture capital activity; survey points to improving sentiment amid rising focus on AI
Press releases
12 Nov 2024
How Europe’s VC and PE industry achieves consistent outperformance
Opinion
25 Sep 2024
Navigating the not-so-quiet waters of private equity and venture capital
Opinion
10 May 2024
European private equity returns widen lead over public markets in 2022
Press releases
29 Jun 2023
Private equity invests in record 672 CEE companies in 2021 as new investment hits all time high
Press releases
23 Jun 2022
European Mid-Market Private Equity supports SMEs and investors with growth and returns outperformance
Press releases
25 Feb 2022
Private equity invests in record 566 CEE companies in 2020
Press releases
29 Jun 2021
New Invest Europe report spotlights innovation and development at private equity-backed companies in Central and Eastern Europe
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10 Feb 2021