FINLAND - FVCA says 2005 was best year ever for exits

With the value of divestments reaching EUR 299m in 2005, the year represents the best ever for the Finnish private equity industry. Trade sales were the most common exit route and amounted to 30% of all divestments by value. In 2004, the value of exits totalled EUR 262m.

The survey did not ask for the amount realised by any sale and the figures do not reflect what private equity funds actually received.

The preliminary statistics show that fundraising doubled from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, funds raised totalled EUR 629m. The all time high, however, is still 2002, when Finnish funds secured EUR 814m.

The information is based on the preliminary statistics of the FVCA. The survey covers members of the FVCA, altogether 43 private equity groups.

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