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Hedge funds and Private Equity - PES

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What could you do with 72 billion euros? Well, with the right conditions it could significantly<br />

fund the enormous need for investment in R&D if we are to realise our Lisbon goals. Compared<br />

with <strong>funds</strong> raised in Europe in 2005 (€72bn), business enterprise R&D expenditure in Germany<br />

in 2005 was approximately 39 billion euros 23 .<br />

Number<br />

50<br />

50<br />

50<br />

50<br />

50<br />

50<br />

50<br />

€bn<br />

S1 2003<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

<strong>Private</strong> <strong>Equity</strong>: European trends in <strong>funds</strong> raised<br />

Source: EV CA/PWC/Thomson Financial<br />

1996<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

Evolution of LBO Transactions in Europe<br />

S2 2003<br />

S1 2004<br />

Years<br />

S2 2004<br />

S1 2005<br />

S2 2005<br />

23 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=0,1136250,0_45572561&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL<br />

PE: <strong>funds</strong> raised

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