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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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.
Sveriges Riksbank started publishing values for SWESTR on 2 September 2021 based on transaction data from 9 banks.
Private equity and venture capital backed companies employed 151,390 people in Norway in 2024.
Total European B2C e-commerce turnover increased by 7%, rising from €842 billion to €911 billion in 2025.
Infrastructure funds raised €265bn in Europe from 2020 to H1 2025, with €41bn raised in H1 2025 alone.
Total fundraising in Europe reached its second-highest year ever at €147bn during 2025, representing a 16% increase from the previous year.
Total fundraising in Europe during 2023 reached €132.9bn, representing a 3% decline from the previous five-year average, with 744 funds raising capital.
Total fundraising in Europe reached €120bn during 2024, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year.
Preliminary H1 2022 fundraising figures for Europe reached €64.5bn, close to the H1 2021 record figure of €66.0bn.
Six out of ten respondents used the mobile payment service Swish during the past month in 2018, compared to around 10 per cent in 2014.