Top 8 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Banking industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 8 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 3 years. They are actively investing in Banking industry.
Banking handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. It includes lending and credit, banking institutions, debit cards, and transaction processing.

Amount of Private Equity funding rounds is 9, which is 1.7% of the total amount of rounds in the Banking industry in Western Europe over the last 3 years.

Top 8 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Banking industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 5 funds. There are also funds from Sweden, Luxembourg and France. The most common city is London which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from Stockholm, Lyon and Luxembourg. VCs tend to invest in startups from India, but also invest in startups from The United States, The United Kingdom, and Germany. For 2 funds in the sample, the country of the funds’ establishment and the country of their most frequent investments coincide.
• Industry Focus – The funds’ most common field for investments is Finance. They also invest in Medical Service, Art (Auctions) and Telecommunications.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1936 and the newest one in 2017. In 2006 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2012 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 6, the maximum is 187. Average number of funding rounds is 58.4 while median is 40.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 17. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 39. Average amount of lead investments is 16.4 while median is 8.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 6. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -45.19 and 10.82 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -11.62 and the median is -6.69. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Funds usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 or 4 – 5 investors. VCs in the sample have an average round size of less than 100 thousands or 100-500 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.37 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.51 and median is 0.32. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.