May 19th, 2022

Private Equity and Venture Capital activity continues at high level

The New Zealand Private Capital Monitor produced by EY highlights a continuing strong investment in New Zealand businesses in 2022.

Total investment and divestment activity across all investment stages increased to $5b in 2022, up from $4.7b in 2021.
Mid-market investment was $342m, a decrease from the record of $641m in 2021.
Early-stage venture capital investment was $319 compared with $380m in 2021.
The average investment transaction value for mid-market was $9m well below the 2021 average of 26m.
Large private equity investment was $2.3b including FountainVest Partners acquisition of Ziwi Limited, Silverlake Partners investment in NZ Rugby, and Allegro’s acquisition of Gull NZ.

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