The use of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) elements by private equity (PE) firms when forming value-creation propositions for buy-side deals was considered essential by a majority of PE firms. Over 30 percent of firms surveyed agreed that in most cases ESG value levers were a core part of the firm's value creation story, with a further 65 percent stating that ESG is always included as a core concept.
Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to the value creation proposition of buy-side private equity (PE) opportunities in selected European countries and the United States from 4th quarter 2023 to 1st quarter 2024
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
Q4 2023 and Q1 2024
Number of respondents
250 respondents
Supplementary notes
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Question asked to survey participants: "Are ESG value levers a core part of your value creation story when assessing buy-side opportunities?".
Survey participants details.
Managing directors or partners from 250 private equity firms.
 Firms were head quartered in the UK (16%), Germany (14%), France(13%), U.S. (8%), the Netherlands (7%), Italy (6%), Sweden (6%), Belgium (6%), Spain (4%), Finland (4%), Norway (3%), Denmark (3%), Switzerland (2%), Portugal (2%), Austria (2%), Luxembourg (2%), Greece (1%) and Ireland (1%).
Firm size by capital under management;Â 27 percent of firms held between 250 and 500 million EUR. 18 percent held between 500 million and one billion EUR. 55 percent held above one billion EUR.
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PwC. (September 23, 2024). Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to the value creation proposition of buy-side private equity (PE) opportunities in selected European countries and the United States from 4th quarter 2023 to 1st quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496677/importance-of-esg-to-pe-buy-side-propositions-europe-us/
PwC. "Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to the value creation proposition of buy-side private equity (PE) opportunities in selected European countries and the United States from 4th quarter 2023 to 1st quarter 2024 ." Chart. September 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496677/importance-of-esg-to-pe-buy-side-propositions-europe-us/
PwC. (2024). Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to the value creation proposition of buy-side private equity (PE) opportunities in selected European countries and the United States from 4th quarter 2023 to 1st quarter 2024 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496677/importance-of-esg-to-pe-buy-side-propositions-europe-us/
PwC. "Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (Esg) to The Value Creation Proposition of Buy-side Private Equity (Pe) Opportunities in Selected European Countries and The United States from 4th Quarter 2023 to 1st Quarter 2024 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496677/importance-of-esg-to-pe-buy-side-propositions-europe-us/
PwC, Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to the value creation proposition of buy-side private equity (PE) opportunities in selected European countries and the United States from 4th quarter 2023 to 1st quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496677/importance-of-esg-to-pe-buy-side-propositions-europe-us/ (last visited November 16, 2024)
Importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to the value creation proposition of buy-side private equity (PE) opportunities in selected European countries and the United States from 4th quarter 2023 to 1st quarter 2024 [Graph], PwC, September 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496677/importance-of-esg-to-pe-buy-side-propositions-europe-us/
