BVK Statistics on Venture Capital 2004: Recovery of the Venture Capital Market

Investments into newly founded and growing young and established companies have been increasing since 2000 and continued to do so in 2004. This proves the Statistics on Venture Capital 2004 published today by Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften - German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association e.V. (BVK). mehr »

BVK Annual Statistics 2004 - Private Equity Market With Positive signs

BVK celebrates 15th anniversary

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the founding of Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften - German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association e.V. (BVK) about 200 representatives of Germany’s private equity industry, politicians and economists met in Berlin on 3rd December 2004 to discuss the presence and future of the German private equity market and relevant issues. mehr »

BVK Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2004: Private equity investments and fund raising continue to rise

Positive trends in fund volume and fund raising - that is the main outcome of the Statistics for the 3rd Quarter 2004 published in Berlin today by Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften - German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association e.V. (BVK). mehr »

BVK Statistics: Private Equity Market continues to gain strength over first six months

BVK Statistics of 1st Quarter 2004: Upswing for Venture Capital Investments

2003 - A year of success for medium-size private equity and venture capital companies

The year 2003 was a success for the medium-size private equity and venture capital companies organized in the BVK. The 14 companies invested 155.1 million Euro in 421 medium-size companies thus underlining their role as reliable partners of the middle-class. mehr »

BVK: German Buyout Market follows European trend to grow

• Three quarters of all Private Equity investments are Buyouts
• High-amount single transactions dominate

BVK Survey on IPO: Numerous IPOs in the pipeline

German private equity investors see a great potential for a successful IPO of their portfolios. That is the conclusion of a survey on IPO in 2004 carried out by the BVK among its members and other German private equity investors in which 111 companies evaluate their curren situation for going public and at present see 132 companies in the pipeline to be ready for an IPO. 56 investors reported to have at least one IPO candidate in their portfolios while only 36 of all participants could imagine to carry out an IPO under the present circumstances. mehr »