Invest Europe
Mid-Market Private Equity: Europe's Engine for Growth 2024
Data and insight
14 Nov 2024
European Mid-Market private equity returns accelerate to 16.9% to the end of 2023 with €215 billion invested over last five years. The report reveals the far-reaching economic and social benefits of Mid-Market private equity investment across Europe.
Report
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Europe’s engine for growth
Medium-sized companies are the backbone of Europe's economy and society.
Europe's Engine for Growth highlights the essential and growing role of the Mid-Market in Europe - where private equity funds take entrepreneurial companies and set them on the path to becoming European and global success stories.
The contribution of Mid-Market private equity is also reflected in the strong returns it delivers to long-term investors who support citizens' pensions and savings.
Regularly updated with new data and insights, Europe's Engine for Growth is a reminder that European Mid-Market private equity is not only a central part of the European investment ecosystem, but also an opportunity that investors should not miss.
€215bn
invested by MM funds in European companies in 2019-2023
16.9%
net returns since inception from European MM funds
7.9%
increase in employment at MM backed companies
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