News from 2015-12-02 / KfW Research

German Private Equity Barometer: 3rd Quarter 2015

Business climate on VC market soars to new heights

The KfW and BVK German Private Equity Barometer showed a continued rise in sentiment in late summer. The business climate indicator of the German private equity market increased by 2.0 points to 59.8 balance points in the third quarter of 2015. Private equity capital providers reported further improvement to the business situation overall, as well as increased business expectations. A glance at the market segments reveals that the business climate in the early-stage segment improved noticeably and in the late-stage segment stabilised on a high level. The climate indicators pertaining to fundraising, exits and write-downs reached record levels.


German Private Equity Barometer: 3rd Quarter 2015

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