Positions & consultation responses
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has been brought in to protect the EU from distortive foreign subsidies. There is serious concern within the private equity and venture capital industry that this regime will lead to a disproportionate and burdensome framework for our sector. This regime must do what it intends to do in targeting the handful of key problematic cases without creating an undue administrative overload for all market participants .
Response to EC Consultation on General Block Exemption Rule
Positions & consultation responses
09 Dec 2021
Letter to the European Commission on public support to SMEs backed by private equity
Positions & consultation responses
01 Apr 2020
Position on the Undertaking in Difficulty (UID) definition
Positions & consultation responses
01 Sep 2026
Response to the European Commission’s targeted survey on simplifying the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER)
Positions & consultation responses
02 Jul 2026
Position on the draft 2027-2034 General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER)
Positions & consultation responses
17 Apr 2026
Response to Capital Markets Union Mid-Term Consultation
Positions & consultation responses
17 Mar 2017
Response to EC Consultation on State aid – exemptions for small amounts of aid
Positions & consultation responses
03 Jan 2023
Response to EC Consultation on Risk Finance Guidelines (1)
Positions & consultation responses
15 Jul 2021
PAE-Invest Europe response to the European Commission consultation on State Aid
Positions & consultation responses
16 Jul 2019
Response to draft GBER consultation
Positions & consultation responses
12 Feb 2014
Consultation response on revision of Guidelines on state aid
Positions & consultation responses
18 Sep 2013
Response to the EC Consultation on the General Block Exemption Regulation
Positions & consultation responses
28 Jun 2013
Response to the European Commission Consultation on the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines
Positions & consultation responses
13 Nov 2025
Response to the European Commission Consultation on the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER)
Positions & consultation responses
29 Sep 2025
Letter on state aid issues related to SME Definition
Positions & consultation responses
28 Apr 2020