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.
At year-end 2023, OECD countries held $63.1 trillion of assets earmarked for retirement, almost equal to their annual GDP.
The sample hedge funds report an average monthly AUM of $396.773 million, a average monthly rate of return of 0.564%, and a monthly 7-factor alpha of 0.144%.
India's MSMEs generate 31.1% of GDP and 48.58% of exports, yet face an addressable credit gap of roughly ₹30 lakh crore.
The EU requires an additional €750–800 billion per year for the green and digital transitions, energy security, and modern infrastructure.
The AMF conducted a thematic SPOT inspection campaign across 4 investment services providers regarding client communications for SCPI real estate products.
The EIF Equity Survey Q3 2026 collected market insights from 682 VC and PE mid-market fund managers across Europe.
Mario Draghi estimated that the EU requires €1.2 trillion of annual investment to compete globally in an integrated market of 450 million people.
Overall invested capital declined by 15.5% compared to the first half of 2025.
Around 70% of respondents reported that the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East negatively affected their business during Q2.
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.
Industrials led global sector distribution in Q1 2026, accounting for 61 IPOs and $14b in proceeds.
Europe requires an estimated additional annual investment of approximately €1.4 trillion, equivalent to around 7% of GDP, to finance its growth, digital, energy, defence, and transition goals.
Deloitte interviewed 35 decision makers, including COOs, CTOs, and heads of transformation at wealth management firms globally.
The report presents findings from 307 family offices across more than 30 markets worldwide, with an average net worth of USD 2.7 billion.
Private equity and venture capital backed companies employed 151,390 people in Norway in 2024.
Infrastructure funds raised €265bn in Europe from 2020 to H1 2025, with €41bn raised in H1 2025 alone.
Preliminary fundraising figures for Europe in H1 2025 reached €54bn, representing a 19% decline from H1 2024.
The total number of financing rounds fell by 10.1% year-on-year to 124 rounds.
A total of 1,201 VC and PE mid-market fund managers contributed their insights to the annual EIF Equity Survey 2025.
Swiss VC funds allocate an average of 30% of invested capital and 50% of their total number of investments to Swiss start-ups.
Total fundraising in Europe reached its second-highest year ever at €147bn during 2025, representing a 16% increase from the previous year.
Private equity and venture capital-backed companies employed 199,383 people in Belgium in 2023.
Preliminary European private equity fundraising reached €58.5bn in H1 2024, a 16% increase compared to H1 2023 figures.
The exit environment was identified by 21% of respondents as the single most critical challenge facing their venture capital business in 2024.
Biotech attracted the highest amount of capital among all sectors at CHF 405.3 million, representing a 44% increase in invested capital.
Total incremental fundraising in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was €818 million in 2023, a 53% decrease from 2022.
Total fundraising in Europe during 2023 reached €132.9bn, representing a 3% decline from the previous five-year average, with 744 funds raising capital.
CEE fundraising rebounded strongly in 2024, reaching €1.42 billion, representing a 66% increase from 2023.
Total fundraising in Europe reached €120bn during 2024, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year.