Key Takeaways
- • IPE's 2025 annual private equity survey captures assets under management, fundraising activity, and investment focus areas across European PE firms, serving as a comprehensive market snapshot for institutional investors.
- • The survey provides detailed datasets on PE manager performance and strategy allocation, available exclusively to IPE members through downloadable Excel files for deeper institutional analysis.
- • The research covers both domestic and cross-border PE investment activity, offering European pension funds and institutional investors comparative intelligence on PE market positioning and capital deployment trends.
- • IPE positions this annual survey as part of its broader institutional market intelligence suite, complementing parallel research on Italian asset managers, Irish institutional markets, and German investor strategies across €600bn+ in combined AUM.
Summary
IPE (Investment & Pensions Europe) has released its 2025 institutional market survey focused on private equity managers, providing a comprehensive annual review of the European PE landscape. The survey captures critical metrics including assets under management, fundraising progress, and sectoral and geographic investment priorities among PE firms operating in Europe.
The research is designed as a primary market intelligence tool for institutional investors, pension funds, and alternative asset managers seeking detailed competitive and strategic positioning data within the private equity sector. The full dataset is available exclusively to IPE members in downloadable Excel format, enabling sophisticated institutional users to conduct comparative analysis, identify market trends, and benchmark PE manager performance across multiple dimensions.
As part of IPE's broader Institutional Market Surveys program, this PE-focused research complements parallel studies covering Italian asset managers, Irish institutional markets, and German investor sentiment. IPE's research division regularly surveys over 120 participants across major European markets, aggregating intelligence on asset allocation, strategy implementation, and market outlook. The organization positions itself as Europe's leading independent publication for institutional investors, with 69% of its readership concentrated in Continental Europe, underscoring its relevance to pan-European fund governance and investment committees.
For institutions seeking to access the full 2025 PE manager dataset, survey participants, or to engage with IPE's broader research offering, membership subscriptions unlock unlimited access to market intelligence, long-form analysis, and country-specific investment frameworks. Inquiries regarding survey participation or research collaboration can be directed to IPE's research team.
The research is designed as a primary market intelligence tool for institutional investors, pension funds, and alternative asset managers seeking detailed competitive and strategic positioning data within the private equity sector. The full dataset is available exclusively to IPE members in downloadable Excel format, enabling sophisticated institutional users to conduct comparative analysis, identify market trends, and benchmark PE manager performance across multiple dimensions.
As part of IPE's broader Institutional Market Surveys program, this PE-focused research complements parallel studies covering Italian asset managers, Irish institutional markets, and German investor sentiment. IPE's research division regularly surveys over 120 participants across major European markets, aggregating intelligence on asset allocation, strategy implementation, and market outlook. The organization positions itself as Europe's leading independent publication for institutional investors, with 69% of its readership concentrated in Continental Europe, underscoring its relevance to pan-European fund governance and investment committees.
For institutions seeking to access the full 2025 PE manager dataset, survey participants, or to engage with IPE's broader research offering, membership subscriptions unlock unlimited access to market intelligence, long-form analysis, and country-specific investment frameworks. Inquiries regarding survey participation or research collaboration can be directed to IPE's research team.
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