Total private equity divestments by German VC companies 2007-2016
The statistic illustrates the total amount of private equity divestments (exits) for companies in Germany from 2007 to 2016. Private equity is the OTC provision of equity capital through private or institutional investments with the participation of companies in another company for a limited time in order to generate financial benefits. It can be seen that total private equity divestments fluctuated overall during the period under observation, reaching a value of over three billion euros as of 2016. The largest total value of private equity divestments was found in 2015, when total private equity divestments of almost 6.1 billion euros were recorded.
