European private equity and venture capital fundraising reached €45.6 billion in the first half of 2018, a 40% increase on the second half of last year, according to new data from Invest Europe.

      - H1 2018 was the third highest six-month fundraising period since 2007
      - VC investments surpassed €3 billion, the second highest half-year since 2007

Zdroj: https://www.investeurope.eu/news-opinion/newsroom/press-releases/h1-2018-fundraising-data/