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Private equity and venture capital market: investments grow by 17% to 5.2 billion euros in the first half of the year, while fundraising falls by 40% to 1.7 billion euros
Data on the Italian private equity and venture capital market in the first half of 2025 were presented today; the results of the analysis conducted by AIFI, in collaboration with PwC Italia, show that the first part of the year recorded total fundraising (on the market and captive, i.e. from the parent company) of 1,703 million euros, down 40% compared to the first half of 2024, when several significant closings were made. There were 29 players that raised funds during the period (18 in the same period of the previous year). Market fundraising amounted to 1,245 million euros, half the amount raised in the same period of the previous year (2,755 million euros). The main sources of fundraising on the market were: the public sector and institutional funds of funds (26%), individual investors and family offices (20%), and private funds of funds (13%). Geographically, 85% of the capital came from domestic investors. With regard to the investment target, 59% of the total capital raised is expected to be invested in buyout deals and 35% in early stage deals.
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