EVCA’s 2010 Nordic report

Nordic investment increased by nearly a quarter in the first half of 2010 compared to the final six months of 2009, led by a strong recovery in buy-outs, and also outstripped the 18 per cent increase for Europe as a whole. The number of companies financed in the region went up by a quarter as well, driven by a sharp increase in the venture segment, while it dropped by about a quarter in Europe as a whole.