Andrea Gaini

The European venture capital market is showing clear signs of recovery, particularly in the pre-seed and seed stages, as growth continued through Q3 2024.

The value of private equity buyouts in Europe's IT sector has surpassed €106 billion (about $111 billion) this year, a 10-year high, as investment in the sector is boosted by a return of multibillion-dollar mega-deals.

BlackRock has made a deal to acquire private credit group HPS Investment Partners for as much as $12 billion—marking the latest in a wave of asset manager consolidation.

Typhoo Tea, the struggling UK tea brand backed by Zetland Capital, has entered administration, potentially ending its 120-year history.

Fewer but larger buyout deals are dominating Southern Europe's private equity landscape in 2024, as deal value grew 31.4% from 2023 to €80.8 billion (around $84.9 billion).

Private equity investment in European football continues to expand far and wide, this time into the lucrative sub-sector that is player management.

Partners Group is selling German renewable energy platform VSB Group to TotalEnergies for €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) as private equity-backed exits in the cleantech sector continue to slow.

BlackRock is the first asset manager to launch a global evergreen private markets platform under Europe's revised ELTIF 2.0 structure—a new milestone in a broader move to expand private markets access for wealthy individuals.

The London Stock Exchange suffered its biggest exodus yet in 2024, with 88 companies delisting this year.

This year marked a positive turnaround for private equity buyouts in the EMEA region, with deal value returning to growth after a slump in 2023.