Top 7 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Human Resources industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 7 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Western Europe that have invested in Private Equity stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Human Resources industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 7, which is 18.9% of the total amount of Private Equity rounds in the Human Resources industry over the last 5 years.

Top 7 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Human Resources industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among the top VCs is France which hosts 3 funds. There are also funds from The United Kingdom and Belgium. The most common city is Paris which is home to 3 funds. There are also funds from London, Liege and Antwerpen. These VCs tend to invest in startups from France, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom and Belgium. The country of the funds’ establishment and the country of their most frequent investments coincide for all the funds.
• Industry Focus – The funds’ most common field for investments is Banking. They also invest in Social and Real Estate.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1953 and the newest one in 2011. 2017 holds the most deals for 3 VCs. 2018, 2019 and 2013 were also fruitful.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 24 or in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 17, the maximum is 266. Average number of funding rounds is 101.9 while median is 93.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 14 and maximum is 222. Average amount of lead investments is 63.7 while median is 41.0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -51.53 and 5.54 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -24.68 and the median is -25.17. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. Less often in rounds with 4 – 5, 3 – 4 or 2 – 3 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 10 – 50 million and 1 – 5 million. The most common average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation for funds in the sample is 0.0. 0.08 and 0.04 are less common.