The statistic illustrates the volume of private equity investment in Europe as of 2016, broken down by industry. Private equity is the OTC provision of equity capital through private or institutional investments with the participation of companies in another company for a limited time in order to generate financial benefits. It can be seen that the largest volume of private equity investments were in the consumer goods and services sector at that time, with total investments in this industry reaching a value of more than 14.27 billion euros. The ICT and business products/services industries rounded out the top three largest industries for private equity investment in 2016.
Volume of private equity investments in Europe in 2016, by industry
(in 1,000 euros)
According to the source: "Private equity is a form of equity investment into private companies not listed on the
stock exchange. It is a medium to long-term investment, characterised by active
ownership. Venture capital is a type of private equity focused on start-up companies. Venture capital funds back entrepreneurs with innovative ideas."
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Invest Europe. (July 5, 2017). Volume of private equity investments in Europe in 2016, by industry (in 1,000 euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256527/private-equity-investments-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Volume of private equity investments in Europe in 2016, by industry (in 1,000 euros)." Chart. July 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256527/private-equity-investments-in-europe/
Invest Europe. (2017). Volume of private equity investments in Europe in 2016, by industry (in 1,000 euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256527/private-equity-investments-in-europe/
Invest Europe. "Volume of Private Equity Investments in Europe in 2016, by Industry (in 1,000 Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256527/private-equity-investments-in-europe/
Invest Europe, Volume of private equity investments in Europe in 2016, by industry (in 1,000 euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256527/private-equity-investments-in-europe/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Volume of private equity investments in Europe in 2016, by industry (in 1,000 euros) [Graph], Invest Europe, July 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256527/private-equity-investments-in-europe/