Employment & job creation across Europe
Private equity and venture capital firms are focused on growth, and in pursuing this objective, people are an essential asset.
Our industry marked the seventh consecutive year of positive net job creation, with private equity- and venture capital-backed companies creating 4% more jobs (almost 300,000) in 2023-2024 – 4x the average European job-creation rate. No less significant are the 11.4 million people employed by portfolio companies in 2024, or 5% of entire European workforce.
This clearly demonstrates that, in building better businesses, private equity and venture capital firms prioritise growth and recognise people as central to achieving it.
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