CEE region's private equity investment state

Private equity investment into Central and Eastern European companies is at its highest amount since 2009. The total investment amount increased 25 percent year-on-year to €1.6 billion, with the number of companies backed matching the record level seen in 2014. The figures are taken from Invest Europe’s Central and Eastern European Private Equity Statistics 2015 report, which was launched today. “Last year’s increase in regional investment activity, at a new post-financial crisis high, points to a healthy and evolving market,” said Robert Manz, Managing Partner at Poland’s Enterprise Investors. “Central and Eastern European continues to develop dynamic businesses and when the time comes to exit, these private equity-backed companies can have the international reach to appeal to global acquirers.” The highest investment amounts were focused on businesses in Poland, Serbia, Hungary and Romania, comprising 85 percent of the region’s total investment activity by value in 2015. Some 91 percent of companies receiving investment were based in Poland, Hungary, the Baltic states and Slovakia. “The region has a number of innovative start-ups and interesting companies employing a well-educated and competitive workforce, and the experienced private equity and venture capital investment managers are perfectly positioned to harness their potential,” said Manz. Invest Europe is a non-profit trade association representing European private equity, venture capital and their global investors.