H1 2026 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary fundraising figures for European PE/VC funds in H1 2026 reached €67.6bn, representing a 6% increase from the revised H1 2025 figure of €63.8bn.
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EIF Equity Survey Q3 2026
The EIF Equity Survey Q3 2026 collected market insights from 682 VC and PE mid-market fund managers across Europe.
2025 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
Total incremental fundraising in CEE reached €1.87 billion in 2025, representing a 3% decrease from 2024 but remaining 21% above the previous five-year average.
Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Norway
Private equity and venture capital backed companies employed 151,390 people in Norway in 2024.
Building Europe’s Foundations: The Role of Private Capital in Infrastructure
Infrastructure funds raised €265bn in Europe from 2020 to H1 2025, with €41bn raised in H1 2025 alone.
H1 2025 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary fundraising figures for Europe in H1 2025 reached €54bn, representing a 19% decline from H1 2024.
Private Equity, Venture Capital at Work in Belgium
Private equity and venture capital-backed companies employed 199,383 people in Belgium in 2023.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2025
Total fundraising in Europe reached its second-highest year ever at €147bn during 2025, representing a 16% increase from the previous year.
EIF Equity Survey 2025
A total of 1,201 VC and PE mid-market fund managers contributed their insights to the annual EIF Equity Survey 2025.
H1 2024 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary European private equity fundraising reached €58.5bn in H1 2024, a 16% increase compared to H1 2023 figures.
2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
Total incremental fundraising in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was €818 million in 2023, a 53% decrease from 2022.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2023
Total fundraising in Europe during 2023 reached €132.9bn, representing a 3% decline from the previous five-year average, with 744 funds raising capital.
Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2024
Total fundraising in Europe reached €120bn during 2024, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year.
2024 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
CEE fundraising rebounded strongly in 2024, reaching €1.42 billion, representing a 66% increase from 2023.
H1 2023 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary H1 2023 fundraising figures for Europe reached €32.9bn, marking a 60% drop compared to the revised H1 2022 figure.
EIF VC Survey 2023: Market sentiment, scale-up financing and human capital
Pessimistic perception of the current fundraising environment was shared by 70% of VC respondents in 2023.
H1 2022 European Private Equity Activity
Preliminary H1 2022 fundraising figures for Europe reached €64.5bn, close to the H1 2021 record figure of €66.0bn.
Venture Capital Survey 2022
The 2022 wave of the survey gathered anonymised responses from 443 venture capital fund managers across 362 VC firms.