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Venture capital gains momentum within Denmark

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

The ease of doing business in Denmark's markets has attracted, and will continue to attract, the venture capital and buyout firms from all over the world, says Preqin.

According to the Danish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (DVCA)'s private equity-backed buyout deal data, there are now some 75 private equity firms from all over the world that have completed buyout investments in Denmark and close to 300 Danish companies owned by private equity firms today - close to 100 more firms compared to 10 years ago.

Denmark's consumer goods and services, industrials and IT sectors are the most active markets for private equity investment, and as more and more firms have looked for exposure to these markets in recent years we have seen increasing international attention as well as more local players active in Denmark's private equity industry.

The economic outlook for the industry remains positive. Interest rates are low and recent fundraising in Denmark has been strong. The deal market is healthy with the capital being deployed in Denmark and private equity firms seeing successful exits.

Threats to the Danish economy are few and any economic volatility or potential crises will likely be internationally founded, a German economic slowdown for example.

Danish venture capital market is centred around the life sciences industry

Venture capital is also gaining momentum within Denmark. In both 2017 and 2018 n......................

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