Taxonomic Analysis of the European Private
Equity Market

Abstract

Private equity and venture capital are still recognized as a modern source of companies’ funding. In this article, the data describing the European private equity market are provided across the scope of investment process stages: fundraising, investment, and divestment. To rank European private equity markets on the basis of chosen variables, a taxonomic method of analysis was used. As a result, we find that three countries are leading the European private equity market: the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.