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There are around 400 associate companies that invest in around 1,000 companies per year resident in Germany. More than 5,500 companies are managed in the portfolios in total.
In 2021, private equity (PE) investment totaled EUR 12.6 billion, with investments being made in a total of more than 950 companies. Venture capital (VC) was invested in more than 60% of the companies.
According to an EY study, most venture capital in 2021 was invested in FinTech & InsurTech (EUR 3,767 million) followed by E-Commerce (EUR 3,711 million) and Software & Analytics (EUR 3,587 million).
Countrywide, Berlin secured the most VC investment funding with EUR 10,478 million in 2021 according to the EY study. The German capital was followed by Bavaria (EUR 4,432 million), Baden-Württemberg (EUR 599 million), North Rhine-Westphalia (EUR 566 million), and Hamburg (EUR 459 million).
Source: EY...
Thuringia lies at the heart of Germany and Europe. Its cultural fame derives from the Weimar poets, Goethe and Schiller, but its craftsmanship is equally valued and far-reaching.
Saxony-Anhalt is the state with the right mix: it is both an impressive industrial location and a great place to call home. Mountains crisscrossed by hiking paths roll into plains where wind farms stretch across the horizon.
Once famous for its vast mining industries, Saarland is quickly becoming more associated with the young technology and IT companies- which makes the state’s focus on innovation a reality worth bragging about.
Thanks to its central location in the heart of Europe and the proximity of the neighboring countries France, Luxembourg and Belgium, Rheinland-Pfalz has become established as an internationally successful, future-oriented business location.
Niedersachsen is Germany’s second-largest state, stretching from the Harz Mountains in the east to the North Sea in the west. Its size and location put it right in the center of the major trans-European trade routes.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV) is often called the "state of a thousand lakes," but the nickname is only half correct. The state actually has over 2,000 lakes, which – in addition to countless nature reserves, castles, stunning Hanseatic coastline towns with white cliffs and beaches, and excellent ferry facilities – make tourism the state's main industry.