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“Private equity has penetrated into all the major and the minor economies of Europe and it's a highly constructive force. It creates wealth, not just for the private equity sector or for the management of the underlying companies, but also for all the communities and employees of those companies.”

Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, has collaborated with European Investment Fund, Europe’s largest venture capital investor, to release the EIF Equity Survey 2025.

Patrick Polak, Partner of Newion Partners and Board Member and Member of the Venture Capital Platform Council of Invest Europe, looks at how Europe’s entrepreneurial talent, combined with a growing track record of scaling business globally, has driven the continents start-ups forward and will lead to even greater venture capital success stories in the future.

In this exclusive interview, Anne Fossemalle, the EBRD’s Head of Fund Investments and former Chair and currently Member of the Limited Partner Platform Council at Invest Europe, talks about the impact of private capital in CEE.

Private equity, mid-market and venture capital backed companies already employ 11.2 million people in Europe (5% of the region's workforce) and create hundreds of thousands more each year.

Europe’s mid-market is the continent’s economic opportunity: with €200 billion invested in over 4,100 businesses, mid-market funds deliver superior returns compared to public markets and grow businesses.

Europe is back at the centre of the investment world: stable, strong, and open for business.

Europe’s venture capital ecosystem is powering the future of technology, and sustainable growth.

Investing in Europe: better pensions and savings, stronger societies.

During this fourth session of our Impact Investing webinar series, we focused on the theme of value creation.

Private equity and venture capital are investing in, and improving, healthcare in Europe.

The most comprehensive analysis of the European private equity industry’s growth in assets over the past decade, as well as available capital for future investment.

Leigh Hazelton, Principal at Hamilton Lane, discusses why private capital is uniquely positioned to support the future of European infrastructure.

The European Investment Fund is one of the leading private assets investors in Europe.

The report demonstrates the true scale of private capital’s impact on Europe, by examining investment in its entirety, including leverage and co-investment, for the period from 2015 to 2024.