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The insight: Europe’s private equity industry during COVID-19 and beyond
Arthur D. Little & Invest Europe
A forward-looking Market Sentiment Survey capturing the views of more than 350 GPs and LPs on the future of the private equity industry in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
H1 2020 European Private Equity Activity
Invest Europe Research
The H1 2020 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.
Benchmarking Public and Private Markets with the Public Market Equivalent (PME)
Invest Europe Research
Invest Europe’s report on benchmarking public and private markets investments analyses the different metrics available for measuring private equity fund performance. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the internal rate of return (IRR), multiple of invested capital (MOIC) and public market equivalent (PME).
The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2019
Invest Europe Research
Invest Europe’s 2019 private equity performance benchmark report measures European private equity returns against relevant stock market indices, as well as private equity funds from North America and the rest of the world on a range of metrics.
Supporting Europe’s jobs - Private Equity at Work research report
Invest Europe Research
Detailed evidence and analysis of the European private equity industry’s contribution to employment and job creation in Europe.
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Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2019
Invest Europe Research
Invest Europe report on private equity and venture capital markets of Central and Eastern Europe in 2019 and prior years.
Publications Archive
Investing in Europe: Private Equity activity 2019
Invest Europe Research
With data on more than 1,400 European private equity firms, covering 86% of the €782bn in capital under management in Europe, Invest Europe offers the most comprehensive review of fundraising, investment and divestment trends for European private equity and venture capital activity.
The VC Factor: Data-driven insights about VC-backed start-ups in Europe
EIF & Invest Europe Research
“The VC Factor” is the first large-scale study of VC-backed start-ups located in the EU. A joint effort of the EIF and Invest Europe, the research looks at about 9,000 firms invested in 2007-15 and analyses their characteristics as well as their post-investment performance.
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H1 2019 European Private Equity Activity
Invest Europe Research
The H1 2019 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.
Publications Archive
Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2018
Invest Europe Research
An Invest Europe report on private equity activity in Central and Eastern Europe. This report provides annual activity statistics for the private equity markets of Central and Eastern Europe in 2018.
Meet the team
Research
Julien Krantz
Research
Research Director
Daniel Irwin-Brown
Research
Research Manager
Ariane Mortelmans
Research
Senior Research Officer