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Invest Europe, in partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF), published ‘The VC Factor - Pandemic Edition’, a new report illustrating European venture capital’s continued strong support for innovative and fast-growing start-ups in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Invest Europe, in partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF), published ‘The VC Factor - Pandemic Edition’, a new report illustrating European venture capital’s continued strong support for innovative and fast-growing start-ups in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

At the end of any year, we take stock. 2020 was a year unlike any other, full of challenges at the personal, professional and economic level.

In this webinar Stephen Ziff, Partner & Co-Head of Investor Relations and Fundraising at Coller Capital, moderated a discussion on the impact on organisations, how private equity is adapting to this changing paradigm and how investors are effectively deploying capital in the current environment.

On February 11, Invest Europe hosted a dynamic, online panel discussion among senior industry participants on the CEE region’s dynamic growth potential and opportunities for investors, highlighting recent, successful investment stories (2015 – 2019).

On 26 November, Arthur D. Little and Invest Europe presented, in a webinar, the main results of our pan-European survey capturing views of more than 350 GPs and LPs on the future of the private equity industry in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ahead of the Investors' Forum – Virtual, taking place on 13-14 October, Patricia Volhard, Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, hosted this webinar on new ESG rules.

As a precursor to the LP panel at the Investors’ Forum - Virtual, taking place on 13-14 October, Francois Aguerre, Co-head of Origination at Coller Capital, hosted this webinar on the secondaries market and the impact of Covid-19.

Invest Europe is the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.

Invest Europe is the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.

It can be hard for growing companies to internationalise. Venture capital has a central role in the European Commission’s Capital Markets Union plans to promote more investment across borders.

From 2010 to 2014 venture capital invested in more than 10,000 European companies. The vast majority of these were tech start-ups.

The EU proposes matching private capital with public funding to create larger venture capital ‘funds of funds’. Larger funds mean more capital available to grow more successful European business champions.

From 2010 to 2014 venture capital invested over €17.6 billion in European companies but there are still significant opportunities for growth.

From 2010 to 2014 venture capital invested over €17.6 billion in European companies, so our entrepreneurs no longer need to go to Silicon Valley for funding.