Public affairs committees & groups

The Invest Europe Public Affairs Executive (PAE) is the leading decision-maker on issues affecting European private equity. Invest Europe's Chair leads the PAE, which has seats for representatives of the Limited Partner, Venture Capital, Mid-Market and Large Buyout Platforms, as well as Invest Europe's Chief Executive Officer.

The British, French and German private equity associations, the three largest in Europe, have a seat each on the PAE. A rotating seat is reserved for the association of the country holding the six-monthly EU Presidency. The Chairs of the Tax and the Legal and Regulatory Committees are also members of the PAE. The PAE regularly exchanges information with the Representative Group, which consists of all Europe's national associations.

Other Invest Europe members are invited to be part of the PAE as guests. These include Invest Europe's former Chair, the Chair-Elect, the Chair of the Financial Services and Regulatory Working Group, and the Chair of the International Tax and Tax Reporting Working Group.

Composition

Chair

Thierry Baudon - Mid Europa Partners - Invest Europe Chair

Members

Armance Bordes - Sofinnova Partners - representing the Invest Europe VC Platform

Martin Sjölund - Summa Equity - representing the Invest Europe Mid-Market Platform

Clare Copeland - The Carlyle Group

Sebastian Ippisch - Allianz Capital Partners GmbH – representing the Invest Europe Limited Partner Platform

Eric de Montgolfier - representing Invest Europe

Michael Moore - representing the BVCA

Ulrike Hinrichs - representing the BVK

Alexis Dupont - representing France Invest

Gilles Dusemon - Arendt & Medernach - representing the Invest Europe Legal & Regulatory Committee 

Marco de Lignie - Loyens & Loeff - representing the Invest Europe Tax Committee

Guests

Nenad Marovac - DN Capital - Invest Europe former Chair

Patricia Volhard - Debevoise & Plimpton LLP - representing the Financial Services and Regulatory Working Group

Phil Bartram - Travers Smith LLP - representing the Financial Services and Regulatory Working Group

The Representative Group consists of members of all of Europe’s national trade associations. It discusses industry issues at both national and European level.

Composition

Chair

Thierry Baudon - Current Invest Europe Chair

Members

Pierre Demaerel - BVA (Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)

Evgeny Angelov – BVCA (Bulgarian Venture Capital Association)

Irina Anghel - SEEPEA (South Eastern Europe's Private Equity Association)

José Zudaire - ASCRI (Asociación Española De Entidades De Capital-Riesgo)

Sarah Jane Larkin - IVCA (Irish Venture Capital Association)

Paulo Caetano - APCRI (Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco)

Isabella de Feudis - SVCA (Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association)

Anna Gervasoni - AIFI (Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

Jan Kutan - SLOVCA (Slovak Venture Capital Association)

Michael Moore - BVCA (British Venture Capital Association)

Ulrike Hinrichs- BVK (German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

Zuzana Pickova - CVCA (Czech Venture Capital Association)

Rajaa Mekouar-Schneider - LPEA (Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

Anita Matisone - LVCA (Latvian Venture Capital Association)

Rudolf Kinsky - AVCO (Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organisation)

Mirna Marovic - CVCA (Croatian Venture Capital Association)

Tjarda Molenaar - NVP (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen)

Barbara Nowakowska - PSIK (Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

Henriette Kinnunen - DVCA (Danish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association)

Maurice Pedergnana - SECA (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association)

Alexis Dupont - France Invest

Pia Santavirta- FVCA (Finnish Venture Capital Association)

Skaiste Budbergyte-Zabielaite - LT VCA (Lithuanian Venture Capital Association)

Ibolya Pinter - HVCA (Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association)

Rikke Eckhoff Høvding - NVCA (Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)

Kristiina Vassilkova - EstVCA (Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

Eric de Montgolfier - Invest Europe

Invest Europe’s Legal and Regulatory Committee deals with legal and regulatory matters affecting European private equity and combines the legal expertise of Invest Europe and its national association members.

Cooperating closely with the national associations, the committee provides information, expert evidence and advice to Invest Europe and its members. It advises Invest Europe’s wider public and regulatory affairs activities by supporting the Public Affairs Executive.

As with its counterpart, the Tax Committee, the committee is appointed by and reports to the Invest Europe Board. Each of the four Invest Europe Platforms has a representative on the committee. The national representatives are nominated by their respective national associations.

Committee Leaders

Chair                    

Gilles Dusemon - Arendt & Medernach (Luxembourg)

Vice-Chair                 

Ed Hall - Goodwin Procter (United Kingdom)

Platform Representatives

LP Platform                       
David Thompson – Abderdeen Standard Investments

VC Platform                      
Benedikt Sudbrock - Acton Capital

MM Platform
Lionel Bergeron - Siparex

LBO Platform 
Babet Carrier – Cinven
Simon Powell – Advent International

Infrastructure (Guest)
Wendy Ng - Antin Infrastructure Partners

Regional Representatives

Austria and Germany
Patricia Volhard - Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Dr Fabian Euhus - Schnittker Möllmannn Partners

Belgium 
Charles-Antoine Leunen - Linklaters 

Nordic Region 
Jakob Mosegaard Larsen – Mazanti
Carl Johan Zimdahl - Mannheimer Swartling 
Jyrki Tähtinen - Borenius Attorneys Ltd

CEE Region
Dr Jörg Menzer - Noerr

France                             
Philippe Trolez – Omnes Capital
Véronique De Hemmer Gudme- Clifford Chance

Italy                                 
Enzo Schiavello – Legance

Ireland                                 
Patricia Taylor – William Fry

The Netherlands 
Kees Groffen - De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Portugal                            
Ana Sofia Batista - Abreu Advogados

Spain                               
Isabel Rodríguez - King & Wood Mallesons

Switzerland                       
[Vacant]

The United Kingdom 
Stephanie Biggs – Travers Smith