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Last year's weak economic conditions coincided with a 35 percent drop in the value of capital investments, along with a 10 percent drop in the number of transactions the year earlier.
NZ Private Capital Monitor indicates there were 276 transactions last year, with $2.5 billion in combined investments and divestments across private equity and venture capital transactions, compared with $3.77b in 2024.
The decrease was driven by a drop in the size and number of large private equity activity deals, with three deals totalling $541m in 2025, compared with three deals totalling $1.66b in 2024.
Total weighted investment activity accounted for about 71 percent of 2025's total transactions to $1.78b, which represented a 35 percent on 2024's $2.77 total invested. Divestments fell 27 percent to $723.6m.
