1.5. The Private Equity Market in Europe
In the 2007 Annual Survey conducted by the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) based on activity realized in Europe, private equity investment reached a record level of €73,8 billion, representing a 3,7% increase compared to the €71,6 billion invested in 2006. It is also important to analyze data from private equity investment, fundraising, and divestment activity to present an overview of the European private equity market.
1.5.1. Investment activity during 2007
Considering the investment analysis:
- The number of investments has decreased by 21,8% with 8,411 deals executed in 2007 (10,760 deals in 2006); 43,8% of these operations were executed as first-time investments and ...
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