In 2018, the number private equity (PE) investment funds through venture capital in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to 145. In 2018, more than 1.3 thousand companies received private equity investment in the UK.
Total number of private equity (PE) investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by stage
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Buyout fund: Funds acquiring companies by purchasing majority or
controlling stakes, financing the transaction through a mix of equity and
debt.
Growth fund: Funds that make private equity investments (often minority
investments) in relatively mature companies that are looking for primary
capital to expand and improve operations or enter new markets to
accelerate the growth of the business.
Venture capital: • Early-stage fund: Venture capital funds focused on investing in
companies in the early stages of their lives. • Later-stage fund: Venture capital funds providing capital for an operating company, which may or may not be profitable. Typically in C
or D rounds.
• Venture fund (all stages): Venture capital funds focused on both early
and later stage investments.
Other includes replacement capital, refinancing bank debt and rescue/turnaround.
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Invest Europe. (July 11, 2019). Total number of private equity (PE) investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by stage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114955/number-of-private-equity-investment-funds-in-the-united-kingdom-by-stage/
Invest Europe. "Total number of private equity (PE) investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by stage." Chart. July 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114955/number-of-private-equity-investment-funds-in-the-united-kingdom-by-stage/
Invest Europe. (2019). Total number of private equity (PE) investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by stage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114955/number-of-private-equity-investment-funds-in-the-united-kingdom-by-stage/
Invest Europe. "Total Number of Private Equity (Pe) Investment Funds in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Stage." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114955/number-of-private-equity-investment-funds-in-the-united-kingdom-by-stage/
Invest Europe, Total number of private equity (PE) investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by stage Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114955/number-of-private-equity-investment-funds-in-the-united-kingdom-by-stage/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total number of private equity (PE) investment funds in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by stage [Graph], Invest Europe, July 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114955/number-of-private-equity-investment-funds-in-the-united-kingdom-by-stage/