The impact
Private equity isn't niche, it is a cornerstone of the European economy and an integral part of its society.
It touches and supports the daily lives of workers, consumers and savers. It reflects the way we all live, work and prepare for the future.
Successful businesses create new jobs. In doing so, they put money in employees’ pockets. Those employees spend their money on goods and services, fuelling more business growth. Those businesses become more successful, creating even greater numbers of new jobs.
Job creation also leads to more savings. New employees entrust money for their future to pension funds and insurers. Those pension funds and insurers commit a portion of that money to private equity. And private equity ensures that money grows by investing it to building successful businesses.
Employment is the glue that holds economies together. And private equity has an essential role – and a keen interest – in ensuring that it sticks.
This is Invest Europe’s sixth yearly report providing detailed evidence and analysis of private equity's positive contribution to employment and job creation in European companies.
€576 billion
invested by private equity in companies located in Europe from 2019 to 2023
Sector highlights
Energy & Environment
402,039 employees
+21,397 new jobs
+9.5%
Financial & Insurance Activities
373,832 employees
+15,599 new jobs
+7%
Transportation
419,868 employees
+16,141 new jobs
+6%
Fuelling innovation
Private equity invests in innovation and innovation drives the creation of new jobs. Start-ups and SMEs of today will become the international success stories of tomorrow, employing thousands of workers across Europe and beyond.
Building successful businesses
Private equity creates successful companies by delivering the goods and services that consumers and other businesses want. The money customers spend supports future investment in growth and employment.
Supporting savers
Private equity invests money on behalf of pension funds and insurers. The profits the industry makes from growing businesses is shared with pensioners and savers, providing them with the means to support themselves in old age.
Contributing to society
Private equity backs businesses in cities, towns and regions across Europe. When turned into success stories, those companies sustain employment directly and indirectly in local communities.
Elevating sustainability standards
Private equity focuses on sustainability to make companies more valuable over the long term.
€213 billion
committed directly by pension funds and insurance companies to European private equity from 2019 to 2023