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Source: Invest Europe / NVP / EDC
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By portfolio company country
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2024 Universe
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Total European employees working in private equity backed companies in the year 2024
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This analysis refers to the number of employees working for private equity backed portfolio companies in 2024.
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According to the location of the portfolio company
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All companies
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Country of the portfolio company
Number of portfolio companies
Number of employees in 2024
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Netherlands 2,135 809,902
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SMEs
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Number of portfolio companies
Number of employees in 2024
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Netherlands 1,611 77,370
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By investment stage of the company
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Country of the portfolio company
Number of portfolio companies
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Netherlands
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Buyout 529 590,581
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Growth 399 162,322
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Venture 1,145 42,723
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Other* 62 14,276
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Employment data is based on an extrapolation of a sample of 1,234 portfolio companies.
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Job creation 2023-2024
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Number of jobs created by private equity backed companies in the year 2024
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This analysis represents the net number of jobs created by private equity backed portfolio companies from the year 2023 to 2024.
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According to the location of the portfolio company
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All companies
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Country of the portfolio company
Number of portfolio companies
 Number of job created in 2024Job growth rate (2023-2024)
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Netherlands1,06426,1145.0%
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Country of the portfolio company
Number of portfolio companies
 Number of job created in 2024Job growth rate (2023-2024)
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Netherlands8293,1407.1%
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Country of the portfolio company
Number of portfolio companies
 Number of job created in 2024Job growth rate (2023-2024)
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Netherlands
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Buyout31516,7404.6%
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Venture4532,6185.0%
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