European private equity inflows reached an eight-year high in 2016 – increasing 18% to € 74.5bn ($ 81.4bn ), according to trade association Invest Europe . Pension funds made up 18% of all capital raised by European managers, while funds of funds accounted for 34% and insurance companies contributed 12% . Pension funds provided 34% of all capital raised by European managers, said an update by the association. Meanwhile, buyout fundraising rose 16% to €56.3bn in the year and venture capital fundraising rose 16% in 2016 to € 6.4bn , up from € 5.5bn the previous year . Invest Europe 's CEO Michael Collins said: “This data demonstrates high investor confidence in European private equity in an otherwise low-yield global investment environment.”
European private equity inflows reached an eight-year high in 2016 – increasing 18% to € 74.5bn ($ 81.4bn ), according to trade association Invest Europe . Pension funds made up 18% of all capital raised by European managers, while funds of funds accounted for 34% and insurance companies contributed 12% . Meanwhile, buyout fundraising rose 16% to €56.3bn in the year and venture capital fundraising rose 16% in 2016 to € 6.4bn , up from € 5.5bn the previous year . Invest Europe 's CEO Michael Collins said: “This data demonstrates high investor confidence in European private equity in an otherwise low-yield global investment environment.”