MARKETS10 April 2026· 10 min
French Private Equity: Sector Trends and Opportunities in 2024–2025
France has quietly become Europe's second-largest private equity market. With €37B raised in 2023 and a resilient deal pipeline, where are the real opportunities hiding?
SOURCES
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[2]Bain & Company – Global Private Equity Report 2024
[3]Preqin – European Private Equity Fundraising & Deals Data, Q1 2024
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