The total equity amount invested in European companies increased by 7% in 2018 to €80.6bn, the highest level recorded to date. The number of companies receiving investment also increased by 7% to over 7,800 – another record level – with 86% of them SMEs.

Total fundraising for Europe reached €97.3bn in 2018, narrowly exceeding the level of 2017 which was restated upwards to €96.6bn on the availability of new data. Venture fundraising achieved €11.4bn, the highest level recorded to date.

Find out more in the report:

https://www.investeurope.eu/media/811517/invest-europe-2018-european-private-equity-activity.pdf

Zdroj: https://www.investeurope.eu/media/811517/invest-europe-2018-european-private-equity-activity.pdf