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Explore Mid-Market’s essential and growing role in Europe.

In this report, we look at Capital Under Management and Dry Powder across private equity segments, from Buyouts to Generalist funds, and Growth capital to Venture Capital.

Brand new analysis of Venture Capital and Private Equity statistics, looking at the transaction value of investments into European companies.

Find a backer for your business - How intellectual property can boost access to financing from private equity investors.

A forward-looking Market Sentiment Survey capturing the views of 250 private equity managers and investors on the future of the industry in the context of COVID-19.

The H1 2021 activity data report provides a semi-annual review of fundraising, investment and divestment trends for European private equity and venture capital activity. Please note that this data is preliminary and subject to change.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) with the support of Invest Europe, published 'The VC Survey 2021: Market Sentiment,' a new report that provides an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. The paper focuses on the market sentiment and the impact of COVID-19. The study looks at the current situation, developments in the recent past and expectations for the future.

"The most comprehensive data-driven analysis of European technology"

Invest Europe, in partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF), published ‘The VC Factor - Pandemic Edition’, a new report illustrating European venture capital’s continued strong support for innovative and fast-growing start-ups in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

A transparent study of private equity returns. The findings show that European private equity strongly outperformed listed equity benchmarks to the end of 2020, underlining the industry’s resilience during the COVID-19 crisis and its consistent ability to support the long-term investors that guarantee the pensions and savings of European citizens.

Invest Europe report on private equity and venture capital markets of Central and Eastern Europe in 2020 and prior years.

Detailed evidence and analysis of the European private equity and venture capital industry’s real contribution to employment, in 2019, and job creation, in 2018-19, and the far-reaching impact this has on the people, societies and economies of Europe.

The most comprehensive analysis of fundraising, investment and divestment trends with data on more than 1,600 European private equity and venture capital firms, the 2020 statistics cover 89% of the €708bn in capital under management in Europe.

A report by Georg Inderst, infrastructure expert, member of LTIIA Advisory board & Adviser to institutional investors & international organizations. It discusses key issues around the mobilization of private capital for development. External finance for developing countries stagnated in the years before the pandemic, followed by a major setback in 2020/2021.

In this report, we look at Capital Under Management and Dry Powder across private equity segments, from Buyouts to Generalist funds, and Growth capital to Venture Capital.