In 2021, more than half of the value of venture capital exits in Europe occurred by way of trade sale. This was followed by public offerings at 12 percent. Only three percent of the value of exits by venture capital firms occurred by sale to a financial institution.
Distribution of venture capital (VC) exit value in 2021, by exit route
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Invest Europe. (May 2, 2022). Distribution of venture capital (VC) exit value in 2021, by exit route [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878944/share-of-exits-by-venture-capital-europe/
Invest Europe. "Distribution of venture capital (VC) exit value in 2021, by exit route." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878944/share-of-exits-by-venture-capital-europe/
Invest Europe. (2022). Distribution of venture capital (VC) exit value in 2021, by exit route. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878944/share-of-exits-by-venture-capital-europe/
Invest Europe. "Distribution of Venture Capital (Vc) Exit Value in 2021, by Exit Route." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878944/share-of-exits-by-venture-capital-europe/
Invest Europe, Distribution of venture capital (VC) exit value in 2021, by exit route Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878944/share-of-exits-by-venture-capital-europe/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Distribution of venture capital (VC) exit value in 2021, by exit route [Graph], Invest Europe, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878944/share-of-exits-by-venture-capital-europe/