PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Truffle Capital, a major player in the European venture capital industry, releases the ninth edition of the Truffle 100, its ranking of the top 100 European software companies. The “Truffle 100 Europe” is put together in collaboration with industry analysts IDC and CXP Group, which conducted the survey used for the ranking, and Essec Business School.

Key figures from the “Truffle 100 Europe”:

• Revenues in 2013 increased, though slightly, by 2.7% up to €42.2 billion euros from €41.1 billion in 2012 and €37.2 billion in 2011. The top 25 companies in the ranking represented 75% of total revenues (76% in 2012);
• 50 companies have revenues above €200 million, compared to 42 in 2012; 67 companies have a turnover over €100 million (compared to 62 in 2012); 98 companies have revenues above €50 million (compared to 97 in 2012); and all of the “Truffle 100 Europe” companies have a turnover exceeding €47.2 million, against €46 million in 2012;
• Profits rose from €5.8 billion in 2012 to €6.3 billion in 2013, up by 10%;
• In 2013, 56 of the companies ranked on the “Truffle 100 Europe” are publicly traded (compared to 58 listed companies in 2012), representing 80.6% of total revenues (against 81.9% in 2012), 76.3% of R&D overall expenditures and 95% of R&D investments, compared to 95.2% in 2012;
• The amount of investments in R&D has increased only slightly from € 6.8 to €6.9 billion between 2012 and 2013.

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