16: 2020 Review: France

In a series of 2020 reviews, Unquote dives into the data to
discover how the various regions of Europe performed during the
coronavirus crisis, and what GPs expect for the year ahead.

France was one of the countries hit the hardest by the
coronavirus early on in the pandemic, with a very strict lockdown
severely impacting PE activity for most of Q2. However, it was
also among the strongest rebounders as restrictions eased in
early summer, with GPs striving to resume the investment pace
that made France the busiest European PE market in recent
years.

Unquote reporter Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote editor Greg
Gille to discuss key takeaways from a tumultuous year in the
French market, and see how dealflow and fundraising prospects are
faring as 2021 rolls on.

0:00 – Intro
0:33 – Headline investment activity figures for 2020
3:48 – Recent dealflow trends & tech boom
8:19 – Fundraising market overview & pipeline



Theme music: 2012 Kick Up The Fire