vuosikirja / yearbook 2007 – 2008 - Suomen pääomasijoitusyhdistys ry

statictics26ACTIVE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOAt the end of 2006 the active investmentportfolio consisted of 800 (745) portfoliocompanies. The value of the active investmentportfolio amounted to 1835 millioneuros at cost, which is almost the exact levelfor the previous year.The largest industry sectors represented in theactive portfolio are medical related industriesat 250 million euros (13,6 %), manufacturingat 227 million euros (12,4 %) and industrialproducts and services at 213 million euros(11,6 %).PORTFOLIO COMPANY INFORMATIONSmall and medium-sized enterprises comprisemost of the active portfolio of Finnishprivate equity houses. A total of 67 % (48 %in 2005) of portfolio companies employ amaximum of 50 people. The median numberof employees is 13 persons. Buyout dealsbring larger companies into the portfolios,thus raising the mean number of employeesto 88 persons.Typical portfolio companies are small also interms of turnover, but have, on average, grownmore than in previous years. 56 % of portfoliocompanies generate a turnover of 2 millioneuros or less. The median turnover is 1,46million euros and average turnover, also as resultof buyout deals, 18,45 million euros.MANAGEMENT COMPANY INFORMATIONThe Finnish private equity industry has experiencedsignificant growth since it took offin the late eighties. At the end of 2006 therewere 39 private equity firms as full membersof the Finnish Venture Capital Association.Today these private equity companies employapproximately 248 managers and 143 otheremployees. By the end of 2006 the same companiesmanaged 73 private equity funds.