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 Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Eric de Montgolfier[12] and the current chair is Klaus Hommels, a German venture capitalist based in Zürich, Switzerland and founder of venture capital firm Lakestar.[13]

In February 2019, Invest Europe launched an updated Q&A guide to help private equity firms and investors prepare for the UK's exit from the European Union.[14][15]

  1. ^ "EVCA rebrands as Invest Europe · Articles · Global Corporate Venturing". www.globalcorporateventuring.com. October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Murad (26 November 2015). "Funds find a way to wild, wild east Europe". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ Greenhalgh, Hugo; Correspondent, Wealth (19 January 2016). "UK tech start-ups set for £500m Chinese fund boost". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 8 February 2016. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Guess where a big crop of unicorns is coming from". CNBC. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Fund Review: Private Equity". 15 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Invest Europe bolsters transparency guidelines". www.efinancialnews.com. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. ^ "CalPERS paid $3.4 billion in private equity bonuses since 1990". Los Angeles Times. 24 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Guy Hands: Smaller firms to hark back to captive era — Private Equity International". www.privateequityinternational.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Luxembourg at risk of overload on PE influx". June 2017.
  10. ^ http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/eif_wp_32.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ "Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2017 | en | OECD".
  12. ^ "Eric de Montgolfier appointed as new Invest Europe CEO | Invest Europe".
  13. ^ "EU Influence: Lessons from Fit fail — Apple's next moves — Inside the auto lobby breakup". POLITICO. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Should they stay or should they go? Invest Europe advises private equity on how to prepare for Brexit". 21 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Invest Europe: UK-based private equity firms should consider moving jurisdiction due to Brexit".