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 Global Private Equity 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

Anne Fossemalle - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 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

Gordon Scott / Clare Copeland - The Carlyle Group - representing the Invest Europe GPE Platform

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

Ed Hall - Goodwin Procter - representing the Invest Europe Legal & Regulatory Committee 

Édouard Chapellier - Linklaters - representing the Invest Europe Tax Committee

Zuzana Picková - CVCA - representing the NVCA of the country of the forthcoming EU Presidency

Guests

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)

Daniela Toader - ROPEA (Romanian 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)

Stéphane Pesch - 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)

Henrik Sass Larsen - 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)

Rokas Peciulaitis - LT VCA (Lithuanian Venture Capital Association)

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

Ellen Amalie Vold - NVCA (Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)

Kadri Lindpere - 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                       
Ed Hall - Goodwin Procter (United Kingdom)

Vice-Chair                      
Isabel Rodríguez - King & Wood Mallesons (Spain)

Platform Representatives

LP Platform                       
David Thompson - abrdn Private Equity

VC Platform                      
Benedikt Sudbrock - Acton Capital

MM Platform
Lionel Bergeron - Siparex

GPE 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 - YPOG

Belgium 
Charles-Antoine Leunen - Linklaters 

Nordic Region 
Paulus Hidén - Borenius Attorneys Ltd
Jakob Mosegaard Larsen - Mazanti
Carl Johan Zimdahl - Mannheimer Swartling

CEE Region
Dr Jörg Menzer - Noerr

France                             
Véronique De Hemmer Gudme - Clifford Chance
Julien Vandenbussche - DLA Piper

Italy                                 
Enzo Schiavello - Legance

Ireland           
Patricia Taylor - William Fry

Luxembourg
Gilles Dusemon - Arendt & Medernach

The Netherlands 
Kees Groffen - De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Portugal                            
Ana Sofia Batista - Abreu Advogados

Switzerland                       
Tobias Giesser - Partners Group

The United Kingdom 
Stephanie Biggs - Travers Smith