Invest Europe

Invest Europe is a trade association representing Europe's private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.

Invest Europe logo

Formed in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), it rebranded as Invest Europe on 1 October 2015.[1]

Invest Europe contributes to policy affecting private capital investment in Europe, providing information on its members' role in the economy and publishing research on industry trends and developments.[2][3][4][5] It also publishes a Professional Standards Handbook, a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry.[6][7]

The association hosts annual industry events in Europe, including the Investors' Forum, the Venture Capital Forum and the CFO Forum, as well as coordinating Invest Week in Brussels, which brings together investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers.[8][9]

Invest Europe's data is used by a number of institutions including the European Investment Fund[10] and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.[11]

Based in Brussels, Invest Europe's Chief Executive Officer is Michael Collins[12] and the current Chair is Marta Jankovic, an expert in ESG for European pension fund APG.[13]

In 2017, Invest Europe launched a series of webinars and a Q&A guide to help private equity firms and investors prepare for the UK's exit from the European Union.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "EVCA rebrands as Invest Europe · Articles · Global Corporate Venturing". www.globalcorporateventuring.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Murad (26 November 2015). "Funds find a way to wild, wild east Europe". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. ↑ Greenhalgh, Hugo; Correspondent, Wealth (19 January 2016). "UK tech start-ups set for £500m Chinese fund boost". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Guess where a big crop of unicorns is coming from". CNBC. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  5. ↑ http://www.ftadviser.com/2015/09/14/investments/alternative-investments/fund-review-private-equity-wHalbruIWeeF7XPYDwl40H/article.html
  6. ↑ "Invest Europe bolsters transparency guidelines". www.efinancialnews.com. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  7. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calpers-private-equity-fees-20151124-story.html
  8. ↑ "Guy Hands: Smaller firms to hark back to captive era — Private Equity International". www.privateequityinternational.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Luxembourg at risk of overload on PE influx".
  10. ↑ http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/eif_wp_32.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.oecd.org/std/business-stats/entrepreneurship-at-a-glance-22266941.htm
  12. ↑ "Michael Collins becomes Chief Executive of Invest Europe".
  13. ↑ "What Invest Europe's first ESG expert chair means for private equity".
  14. ↑ "Should they stay or should they go? Invest Europe advises private equity on how to prepare for Brexit".
  15. ↑ "Invest Europe: UK-based private equity firms should consider moving jurisdiction due to Brexit".
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