Number Crunch H1 2022

Argentum

Amount invested in Nordic venture in the first half of the year.

*Only partial amounts and not total amounts.

Number of PE-backed exits in the venture segment by sector, H1 2022

Number of PE-backed venture exits by country, 2017H1-2022H1

Number of PE-backed buyout exits by country, 2016H1-2022H1

PE-backed buyout exits by sector, H1 2022

 All fund managers are not mentioned for reasons of space.

Number of venture investments in finance in the first half of the year, 5 percentage points up on the average for the same period in the last five years

Chalmers innovation, Karolinska & Almi Invest

Argentum is the state's investor in active owners funds, often called 

. The funds we invest in buy companies that they then develop with capital, knowledge and networks.

Since our inception, we have invested NOK 22.7 billion

 Committed net capital as of Q3 2021 for all Argentum Asset Management's investor programmes.

 in more than 220 funds and over 1,200 companies. Our annual return is 16 per cent on average.

 IRR as of Q3 2021 for Argentum Fondsinvesteringer.

 We have offices in Bergen and Oslo with a total of 23 employees.

This report is produced for information purposes only and is not to be treated as investment advice. No representation is made, or assurance given as to any opinions, projections, forecasts, etc. provided in this report.

The number of sales does not include companies that have been written off (so-called 

). Investment figures are calculated from equity value and excludes add-on investments. Only Nordic companies listed on the main stock exchanges are included in IPO figures.

The report is based on available data and Argentum's estimates. Read our previous reports 

Number of Venture investments, by country, H1 2022

Amount invested in Nordic venture, by country, H1 2022

Investments by seed, venture and growth funds in Nordic companies in the first half of the year.

Investments in Nordic companies by buyout funds in the first half of the year.

Nordic buyout segment, number of deals and invested amount, 2015 H1-2022 H1

Amount invested in Nordic buyout deals 
in the first half of the year.

of buyout investments in companies within industry and technology

Number of buyout investment by sector, 2017 H1-2022 H1

Buyout investments by country, 2015 H1-2022 H1

Number of buyout investments, by country, H1 2022

Amount invested in Nordic buyout, by country, H1 2022

Nordic venture segment, number of deals and invested amount, 2015H1-2022H1

High level of activity: Despite much turmoil in the world, the high level of investment in the venture segment has persisted in the first half of 2022, in terms of both the number of investments and the amount invested. 

 Despite much turmoil in the world, the high level of investment in the venture segment has persisted in the first half of 2022, in terms of both the number of investments and the amount invested. 

Raised capital from PE funds in the Nordics in the first half of 2022

Analysis of the Nordic PE market in the first half of the year

Number Crunch H1 2022Analysis of the Nordic PE market in the first half of the year

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