Europe’s Private Equity Industry During COVID-19 and Beyond
Fundraising in H1 2020 reached €49.2 billion, representing a 4 percent decline compared to 2019.
SME finance and lending Reports & Market Data (2026)
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Private Equity at Work: Employment & job creation across Europe
Private equity backed portfolio companies created 173,124 net jobs in 2018, achieving an employment growth rate of 5.5%.
The VC Factor: Data-driven Insights About VC-backed Start-ups in Europe
From 2007 to 2015, investors poured around €35 billion into early and later-stage start-ups located in the 28 EU countries.
The Effects of Introducing an Exit Tax in Sweden
The long-term annual tax revenue expected from the proposal is overestimated by approximately SEK 160 million because it relies on a period of unusually high equity returns.
Analysis of the Swedish Tax Agency's Proposal on Exit Taxation
Skatteverket estimated that the proposed exit tax would increase annual Swedish tax revenues by around 1 billion kronor starting 1 January 2020.
Building Momentum in Venture Capital across Europe
Between 2007 and 2015, VC firms in the EU raised EUR 40 billion, with government agencies contributing more than a fifth of the total funds committed.
Active Owners Create More Jobs
In 2014, total invested equity in Swedish companies reached 8 100 billion SEK, with foreign owners accounting for 50 percent of the total.
Business Angel Networks and Investments
Around 70,000 companies are founded each year in Sweden, but only a fraction are suitable for private equity and business angel investments.
Corporate Venture Capital
The study analyzes whether growth rates of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) backed startups differ from Venture Capital (VC) backed startups.
Mezzanine Finance: Neue Perspektiven in der Unternehmensfinanzierung
The publication is the 2nd edition released in 2004 as Volume 1 of the Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association series.