Public affairs committees & groups

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

Sander Slootweg - Forbion - Invest Europe Chair

Members

Austria - Daniela Haunstein - invest.austria
Belgium - Jan Alexander - Private Capital Belgium
Bulgaria - Evgeny Angelov - BVCA (Bulgarian Venture Capital Association)
Croatia - Mirna Marovic - CVCA (Croatian Venture Capital Association)
Czechia - Zuzana Pickova - CVCA (Czech Venture Capital Association)
Denmark - Henrik Sass Larsen - Aktive Ejere
Estonia - Kärt Klein - EstVCA (Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)
Finland - Anne Horttanainen - FVCA (Finnish Venture Capital Association)
France - Vincent Marinet - France Invest
Germany - Ulrike Hinrichs - BVK (German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)
Hungary - Ibolya Pinter - HVCA (Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association)
Ireland - Sarah Jane Larkin - IVCA (Irish Venture Capital Association)
Italy - Anna Gervasoni - AIFI (Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)
Latvia - Agnese Kalniņa - LVCA (Latvian Venture Capital Association)
Lithuania - Rūta Mačiulytė-Valickienė - LT VCA (Lithuanian Venture Capital Association)
Luxembourg - Stéphane Pesch - LPEA (Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)
Malta - Herald Bonnici - PEVCA Malta (Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Malta)
Netherlands - Tjarda Molenaar - NVP (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen)
Norway - Allon Groth - NVCA (Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)
Poland - Anna Wnuk - PSIK (Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)
Portugal - Stephan de Moraes - APCRI (Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco)
Romania - Daniela Iliescu - ROPEA (Romanian Private Equity Association)
Slovakia - Jan Kutan - SLOVCA (Slovak Venture Capital Association)
Spain - José Zudaire - SPAINCAP (Asociación Española De Entidades De Capital-Riesgo)
Sweden - Isabella de Feudis - SVCA (Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association)
Switzerland - Maurice Pedergnana - SECA (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association)
United Kingdom - Michael Moore - UK Private Capital
Europe - 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 argumentation to Invest Europe and its members, and advises Invest Europe’s wider public and regulatory affairs activities.

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                       
Stephanie Biggs - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (United Kingdom)

Vice-Chair                      
Fabian Euhus - YPOG (Germany + Austria)

Platform Representatives

LP Platform                       
Rainer Wolfsturm - MEAG

VC Platform                      
[Vacant]

MM Platform
Jack Azoulay - Argos

GPE Platform 
Peter Moore - Cinven
Alex Stenning - Nordic Capital

Regional Representatives

Austria and Germany
Patricia Volhard - Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Belgium 
Deborah Janssens - Freshfields

Nordic Region 
Paulus Hidén - Borenius Attorneys Ltd
Julie Høi-Nielsen - Mazanti-Andersen
Oscar Gerdhem - MSA 

CEE Region
Agnieszka Sygula - PFR Ventures

France                             
Véronique De Hemmer Gudme - Clifford Chance
Julien Vandenbussche - Stephenson Harwood

Italy                                 
Emidio Cacciapuoti - Advant NCTM

Ireland           
John Aherne - William Fry

Luxembourg
Catherine Pogorzelski - DLA Piper

The Netherlands 
Roderik Boogaard - Loyens & Loeff

Portugal
Sofia Egidio - Indico Capital

Spain
Jorge Canta - Cuatrecasas 

Switzerland                       
[Vacant]

The United Kingdom 
Henriika Hara - Travers Smith

Guest seats

Listed Roundtable
Aaron Stocks - Travers Smith

Infrastructure Roundtable
[Vacant]

Invest Europe’s Tax Committee deals with tax matters affecting European private equity and venture capital and combines the tax expertise of Invest Europe and its national association members.

The Committee provides information and input on relevant tax matters related to EU and international tax policy, and informs Invest Europe’s wider public and regulatory affairs activities.

Committee Leaders

Chair               
Richard V. Thomson – EY (Mid-Market Platform)

Vice-Chair                
Laura McKeown - PwC (Ireland)

Platform Representatives

LP Platform
Dr. Sandra Martinho Fernandes - EBRD 

VC Platform
Rudi Düpper - Icos Capital

GPE Platform
Clare Copeland - The Carlyle Group 
Carl Beyer - Nordic Capital 

Regional Representatives

Austria and Germany
Dr. Simon Schachinger - Orbit Fund Boutique

Belgium
Philippe Rens -  Argo Law

Nordic Region
Per Holstad - EY 
Niclas Holst Sonne - Gorrissen Federspiel
Heikki Wahlroos - Borenius Attorneys 

CEE Region
Paulina Kicinska - EY

Italy
Dr. Paolo Ludovici - Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici

Luxembourg
Dany Teillant - Deloitte 

France
Raphaël Béra - DLA Piper France

The Netherlands
Eelco van der Stok - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 

Portugal
Nuno Leite - Armilar

Spain
Alberto Ruano - Addleshaw Goddard 

Switzerland
Floran Ponce - Lenz & Staehelin 

The United Kingdom
Laura Charkin - Goodwin Procter 

Guest seats:

Listed Roundtable
Elena Rowlands - Travers Smith

Infrastructure Roundtable
[Vacant]