Private equity divestments by sector in the United Kingdom 2016
The statistic illustrates the total value of private equity divestments (exits) for companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 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 the sector of financial and insurance activities had the largest value of private equity divestments, reaching a value of almost 2.7 billion euros at that time.
