Invest Europe 40th Anniversary Interview: Anne Fossemalle, EBRD

The first is the private Equity ownership model really works the alignment of interest between investors fund managers companies and employees provide a very powerful incentive it builds strong resilient Innovative Dynamic and competitive companies and therefore stronger economies

The second thing is that private Equity is a longterm asset class as an investor it's important to have clear strategy and specific standards and goals thirdly private Equity is really first and formost about people it's about building relationships developing Talent growing human capital and ultimately paying pensions and creating jobs.

Private Equity plays a key role in driving the growth of the European economy it's everywhere in our daily lives as a result private Equity generates Superior returns to investors and it creates jobs private Equity owned companies employ over 10 million people this is the entire population of Sweden or Greece or Portugal very significant number in Central and Eastern Europe where BRD invests private Equity back companies create jobs at 10 higher rate than nonp backed companies. Private Equity is a force for good in Europe on so many levels ultimately it participates in integrating our economies further and ultimately in upholding European values.

The first one is democratization of private Market is one of the most transformative events in the industry High networks individual but also private individuals have an opportunity to access superior returns created by private equity this new source of capital will no doubt influence the industry over time.

Secondly and more broadly private equity is really well placed to help resolve our societal challenges in particular climate change and diversity Venture Capital fosters innovation in climate related technologies and private equity transforms existing companies to be climate resilient. As the industry matures it continues to innovate and I have no doubt that it will continue to do so in the future