Private Equity Consistently Outperforms Public Equities In Europe

Gross investment returns from private equity-based companies outperformed comparable publicly listed companies in Europe by a multiple of over three times, notes a recent EY study.

In its report titled: “A study of 2013 European exits” EY points out that PE has continued to deliver returns to its limited partners.

Rebound in private equity-backed IPOs

According to the EY report, the big story for 2013 was the return of exits via IPO. Private equity-backed IPOs rebounded to a level not witnessed since 2006, with 13 companies in EY’s sample listing, compared to just 3 in 2012 and 5 in 2011.

Taking a closer look at the exit activity in...