Denmark: private equity investments by sector 2016

This statistic illustrates the total amount of investments of private equity firms in Denmark as of 2016, broken down by business sector. 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 private equity investments in biotech and healthcare reached a value of more than 541.3 million euros at that time.

Private equity investments in Denmark as of 2016, by sector (in 1,000 euros)

Characteristic	Investment by sector in thousand euros
Biotech and healthcare	541,321
ICT (Communications, computer and electronics)	240,313
Financial and insurance activities	162,264
Consumer goods and services	160,263
Business products and services	100,919
Real estate	13,231
Chemicals and materials	1,369
Energy and environment	332

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Release date

July 2017

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Denmark

Survey time period

2016

Supplementary notes

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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