Raising capital through the internet
| New venture capital raised in Europe € (m) | |||
|
1995 |
1996 |
Growth (%) |
European total |
4,398 |
7,970 |
81.2 |
UK |
1,841 |
3,738 |
103.1 |
Netherlands |
257 |
1,402 |
444.5 |
France |
793 |
1,081 |
33.8 |
Italy |
264 |
727 |
175.3 |
Germany |
210 |
340 |
61.9 |
Belgium |
160 |
185 |
15.7 |
Switzerland |
48 |
156 |
225.9 |
Norway |
46 |
94 |
105.8 |
Spain |
142 |
55 |
-60.9 |
Sweden |
438 |
50 |
-88.5 |
Finland |
53 |
47 |
-10.2 |
Portugal |
86 |
36 |
-57.8 |
Austria |
1 |
25 |
1,839.9 |
Greece |
15 |
24 |
61.7 |
Ireland |
12 |
20 |
58.1 |
Iceland |
4 |
7 |
70.9 |
Denmark |
28 |
1 |
-96.6 |
| Source: European Venture Capital Association | |||
“There’s never been so much interest in the hi-tech sector, and the driving forces behind that interest are not going to go away. It’s as if we’ve broken open a wall and water is flooding through it.” Easdaq vice-chairman Jos Peeters believes that Europe is rushing to follow the US into hi-tech investing – and figures from venture capitalists and bankers bear him out.
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