Facts for Investors
Asset Classes Private Equity
German Private Equity funds generate attractive returns.
Source: Thomson Reuters; The type of fund is unknown for four funds. * Insufficient data. Note: Top Quarter = Return of the best quarter of analysed funds. Top Half = Return of the best half of funds.
- Since their inception German Private Equity funds have generated average annual returns of 10.7 % p.a. for their investors.
- The best quarter of funds analysed (Top Quarter) beat these returns significantly by returning 25 %, the best half of funds beat these returns by coming in at 20 %.
- There are however considerable differences between the performance of individual fund groups.
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Fund type |
Funds |
Net performance since fund inception in %, |
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All funds |
Top Quarter funds |
Top Half funds |
|
Venture Capital |
62 |
4.5 |
16.9 |
13.3 |
|
Buy-Outs |
9 |
37.0 |
-* |
38.5 |
|
Private Equity total |
75 |
10.7 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
Source: Thomson Reuters; The type of fund is unknown for four funds. * Insufficient data. Note: Top Quarter = Return of the best quarter of analysed funds. Top Half = Return of the best half of funds.