Private Equity at Work: Employment & job creation across Europe (Invest Europe)
Summary
- Private equity-backed European companies employed 10.9 million people in 2022, representing 5% of Europe's total workforce of 236 million.p.6
- Net job creation in private equity-backed companies reached +451,511 jobs in 2022, representing a 7.2% increase compared with 2% growth in European companies overall.p.7
- Venture capital-backed companies achieved the highest growth rate, increasing employment by 18% and creating 83,966 net new jobs in 2022.p.7
- European SMEs backed by private equity employed 938,496 people across 20,349 companies in 2022.p.6
Key insights
- Private equity and venture capital firms created 451,511 net new jobs in 2022, representing a 7.2% employment growth rate.p.3
- European private equity-backed companies employed 10.9 million people in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total workforce.p.3
- Venture capital-backed companies expanded employment by 18% in 2022, creating 83,966 net new jobs.p.3
- Buyout investments drove the highest absolute job creation with 242,334 new jobs added in 2022, a 6% increase.p.3
- The Nordics recorded the highest regional job creation rate in 2022 at 9.5%, led by Sweden with a 12.5% increase.p.3
- Private equity firms invested €553 billion in European companies over the five-year period from 2018 to 2022.p.9
- Pension funds and insurance companies directly committed €206 billion to European private equity between 2018 and 2022.p.9
- Private equity-backed SMEs added 62,234 new jobs in 2022, achieving an employment growth rate of 12.4%.p.33
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