SECA Yearbook 2025 (SECA (Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association))
Summary
- Swiss fund managers oversaw around CHF 360 billion in private market investments by the end of 2024.p.8
- Sustainability-related investments in Switzerland reached a total volume of CHF 1,660 billion by the end of 2024.p.8
- Swiss startup venture capital investments totaled CHF 2.4 billion across 357 deals in 2024, representing an 8.5% decrease from 2023.p.8
- Venture capital funding in the Swiss biotech sector reached CHF 739.2 million in 2024, a 50% increase from the prior year.p.8
- European tech companies secured EUR 74.4 billion across over 3’700 deals in 2024, reflecting a more than 10% increase over 2023.p.8
- The global secondaries market recorded a transaction volume of USD 160 billion in 2024, with continuation funds representing USD 71 billion.p.25
Key insights
- Switzerland hosted 18 impact asset managers managing 83 private asset impact funds with combined assets under management totaling CHF 9.52 billion by the end of 2024.p.8
- The Swiss ICT sector secured CHF 520.8 million in venture capital investments during 2024.p.8
- European mid-market buyouts generated a long-term performance of 16.55% to the end of 2023, outperforming listed equity benchmarks.p.9
- A survey of 100 investors indicated that 76% expect a higher startup investment volume in Switzerland over the next 12 months.p.19
- The median deal size across all Swiss startup funding rounds rose by 40.7% to CHF 3.0 million in 2024.p.18
- The annual transaction volume for continuation funds is forecasted to reach USD 250 billion over the next 10 years.p.25
- Artificial intelligence-related investments expanded to comprise 15% of global venture capital funding in 2024.p.26
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