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.
DACH Reports & Market Data (2026)
Key number
CHF 9 284,0 milliards
Total assets under management in Switzerland. Swiss Bankers Association p.32
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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.
Economic Importance of the Swiss Financial Sector
In 2024, the Swiss financial sector directly generated a gross value added of CHF 73.2 Mrd. and supported 245’800 jobs (FTE).
Banking Barometer 2025
In 2024, Swiss real gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 1,0 %, while the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) forecasts a slight recovery to 1,3 % for 2025.
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.
Swiss Venture Capital Report H1 2024 Update
Biotech attracted the highest amount of capital among all sectors at CHF 405.3 million, representing a 44% increase in invested capital.
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.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2024
A new record of 397 financing rounds was set for Swiss start-ups in 2023.
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.
Swiss Venture Capital Report Update H1 2022
In the first half of 2022, total invested capital in Swiss start-up financing rose to almost CHF 2.6 billion across more than 160 financing rounds.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2022
Investments in Swiss start-ups recorded an increase of 44 % in invested capital, reaching 3059 CHF m in 2021.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020
In 2019, almost CHF 2.3 billion was invested in 266 Swiss start-ups, representing an 85.5% increase compared with the previous year.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020 Presentation
The Swiss venture capital market recorded an overall growth rate of 86%.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2018 Highlights Presentation
In 2017, Swiss startups received total venture capital funding of CHF 938 million.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2014
Swiss start-ups received a total of CHF415.3 million across 90 venture capital financing rounds in 2013.