2019 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity
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Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2019 2 Our partner: Gide Loyrette Nouel Invest Europe > Invest Europe is the association representing Europe’s private equity, Invest Europe is the venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors. > Our members take a long-term approach to investing in privately-held companies, from start-ups to established firms. They inject not only voice of investors capital but dynamism, innovation and expertise. This commitment helps deliver strong and sustainable growth, resulting in healthy returns in privately-held for Europe’s leading pension funds and insurers, to the benefit of the millions of European citizens who depend on them. companies in Europe. > Invest Europe aims to make a constructive contribution to policy affecting private capital investment in Europe. We provide information to the public on our members’ role in the economy. Our research provides the most authoritative source of data on trends and developments in our industry. > Invest Europe is the guardian of the industry’s professional standards, demanding accountability, good governance and transparency from our members. > Invest Europe is a non-profit organisation with 25 employees in Brussels, Belgium. > For more information please visit www.investeurope.eu Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2019 3 Our partner: Gide Loyrette Nouel About this report This report was compiled with the help of Invest We refer readers to the methodology and historic data was migrated to the EDC Europe’s Central and Eastern Europe Task definitions sections at the back of this system. Force. It provides annual activity statistics for document to aid in understanding the data and the private equity and venture capital markets terminology used throughout the text. > All data since 2007 was restated and of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2019 and complemented with additional information. prior years. > The European Data Cooperative (EDC) is a The compilation of the data is conducted in joint initiative developed by Invest Europe close coordination with data contributors and The statistics contained herein are based solely and its national association partners to partnering national associations to ensure on the “market approach”, wherein information collect Europe-wide industry activity on the best coverage and consistent application is compiled to show activity in a particular fundraising, investments and divestments. of methodology and definitions. country, regardless of the origin or location of private equity fund managers. This contrasts > The EDC platform is jointly owned and > Invest Europe processes all available with the “industry approach” that shows the operated by the private equity and venture information at the time of the data activity of fund managers based in a particular capital associations across Europe. Using one collection cut-off to produce its annual country, and which is not applied in this paper. platform with a standardised methodology statistics. Any differences between Invest Invest Europe believes using the market allows us to have consistent, robust pan- Europe’s statistics and those of other approach gives a more accurate picture of the European statistics that are comparable associations partnering in the EDC may be overall investment trends and activities in the across the region. As a result, we produce related to different reporting approaches, markets of CEE due to the significant activity of the most comprehensive overview of their own restatements and different timing regional funds and fund managers. Europe’s private equity and venture capital of data collection cut-offs. markets available, allowing us to better For the purposes of this publication, CEE inform fund managers, investors, For further information and more comprises the countries of Bosnia and policymakers, regulators and other comprehensive data, please contact Invest Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech stakeholders. These efforts enhance Invest Europe Research ([email protected]) or Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Europe’s goal to be the most trusted and visit www.investeurope.eu/research Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, comprehensive source of European private Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and equity and venture capital market data. Ukraine. These countries had a total population of about 161 million and registered a total GDP > The EDC replaces Invest Europe’s previous of €1.7 trillion in 2019. database PEREP_Analytics. All relevant Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2019 4 Our partner: Gide Loyrette Nouel Contents Foreword 6 3. DIVESTMENTS 5. BUYOUT AND GROWTH Executive Summary 7 Summary 22 Summary 33 Annual divestment values 23 By stage 34 1. FUNDRAISING By country 24 By sector 37 Summary 8 By exit route 26 By exit route 38 Fundraising for CEE 9 By sector 27 Sources of capital 10 6. APPENDIX Geographic sources 11 4. VENTURE CAPITAL Amendments of prior years’ statistics 39 By stage 12 Summary 28 Methodology 40 Fund stage focus 13 By stage 29 Definitions Fundraising 41 By sector 31 Definitions Investments 42 2. INVESTMENTS By exit route 32 Definitions Divestments 43 Summary 14 Annual investment values 15 By country 16 By sector 18 As percentage of GDP 19 Types of investment 20 Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2019 5 Our partner: Gide Loyrette Nouel Foreword In 2019, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) CEE companies thanks to the largest ever marked the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of number of companies supported by venture the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the region’s capital, a significant milestone in the re-integration into the core of Europe. Over the development of this part of the industry. With last 30 years, progress has been remarkable and 2019 seeing the second largest amount ever represents one of the few global examples of a raised for CEE VC funds, even more capital is peaceful and successful economic and political poised to support the growth of the region’s transition. innovative and creative enterprises. All segments of private equity industry activity Private equity has played its part in the performed strongly last year, as divestments transformation. The industry has not only continued apace and fundraising sources Eric de Montgolfier provided capital to create and develop the diversified. CEO, Invest Europe private sector businesses that have helped push the region to the forefront of European With three decades of successful growth and economic growth rates, but has also aided CEE’s development behind it, CEE continues to look integration into the global economy, bringing forward. As the region has matured, so have its skills, management, expertise and innovation to fund managers. Through them, CEE’s dynamic the convergence process. Many of the evolution continues to offer opportunities for companies that private equity backed became investment across an increasingly diversified success stories and the inspiration for ongoing range of companies, stages and industries. We development. hope this report gives you a glimpse of the region’s potential. This year’s CEE statistics report, the 16th annual publication by Invest Europe to highlight private equity’s role in the region’s unique Robert Manz transformation story, paints a picture of a Chairman, Invest Europe CEE Task Force mature private equity ecosystem that still has plenty of room to grow. Eric de Montgolfier Robert Manz Notably, in 2019, private equity set new records CEO, Chairman, for the number of private equity investments in Invest Europe Invest Europe CEE Task Force Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2019 6 Our partner: Gide Loyrette Nouel Executive Summary Fundraising