Central and Eastern Europe investment rebounds to €2.83bn in 2024, as regional activity recovers and market confidence returns

• Investments rise 50% to €2.83bn, back in line with historical trends
• Exits increase 33% to €1.35bn, highest level since 2020 all-time record, driven by IPOs
The reportshows strong double-digit increases in fundraising, investment and divestment, putting activity value back in line with recent historical averages, as flagship transactions pointed to a recovery in market confidence, and international investor appetite increased.

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Private equity, growth and venture capital firms raised €133 billion in incremental funds in 2023, down on 2022’s exceptional result of €195 billion, but nonetheless the third highest total for European capital raising and well ahead of pre-COVID levels. Buyout funds raised €95 billion, 5% above the average of the last five years, while growth funds gathered €17 billion, and venture capital funds raised €14 billion.
A total of €100 billion was invested into 8,391 companies, down on the highs of 2021 and 2022, but in line with pre-COVID activity and the fourth year out of the last five in which the industry has invested €100 billion or more. Buyout investment totalled €63 billion, driven by investment into medium-sized companies. Venture capital investment decelerated to €13 billion yet remained ahead of pre-pandemic levels.

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Investing in Europe: Private Equity activity 2022- the most comprehensive and authoritative source of fundraising, investment, and divestment data, covering over 1,750 firms

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This report was compiled with the help of Invest Europe’s Central and Eastern Europe Task Force It provides annual activity statistics for the private equity and venture capital markets of Central and Eastern Europe ( in 2019 and prior years

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