This statistic displays the distribution of venture capital exits by strategy in Europe between 2012 and 2016. With almost 40 percent, the selling off of shares to trade buyers is the most popular form of exit for venture capital companies with their investments. Although venture capital investments are relatively small in terms of business investments they are still somewhat of a risky venture. 18 percent of venture capital exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016 ended in the investment being written-off.
Distribution of venture capital (VC) exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016, by exit type
* The selling off of all shares held by the venture capital investor to a trade buyer. ** Write-offs occur when the investor believes there is no way in which they can recover their investment and therefore abandon the investment as bad.
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Invest Europe. (July 13, 2017). Distribution of venture capital (VC) exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016, by exit type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878735/distribution-of-venture-capital-exits-in-europe-by-type/
Invest Europe. "Distribution of venture capital (VC) exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016, by exit type." Chart. July 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878735/distribution-of-venture-capital-exits-in-europe-by-type/
Invest Europe. (2017). Distribution of venture capital (VC) exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016, by exit type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878735/distribution-of-venture-capital-exits-in-europe-by-type/
Invest Europe. "Distribution of Venture Capital (Vc) Exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016, by Exit Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878735/distribution-of-venture-capital-exits-in-europe-by-type/
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Distribution of venture capital (VC) exits in Europe between 2012 and 2016, by exit type [Graph], Invest Europe, July 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878735/distribution-of-venture-capital-exits-in-europe-by-type/
