UK - BVCA reports show rise in UK private equity investment

The BVCA's performance measurement and the report on investment activity shows that worldwide investment by UK private equity firms has increased by 21% in 2005 to £11.7bn. 58% of this total was invested in the UK, a 3% rise on the 2004 figure. The survey also highlighted the UK private equity industry outperforming comparable asset classes over three-, five- and ten-year periods. The net returns raised by private equity measured 16.4% over a ten-year period; 11.9% over five years and 21.1% over three years.