Publications
& Policy

The European Commission has recently intensified its focus on merger control, demonstrating a proactive approach to safeguarding fair competition within the European market. In a bid to ensure a level playing field and prevent anticompetitive practices, the Commission has heightened scrutiny on mergers and acquisitions, particularly within the technology and innovation sectors.

On December 14, Invest Europe and France Digitale jointly hosted a webinar on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and its expected impact on portfolio companies and potential new investment opportunities. The webinar was joined by Eoghan O’Neill, Senior Policy Officer in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. the European Commission.

In our comprehensive submission, which comprises a formal response via the online form and an accompanying conceptual note, Invest Europe outlines the industry's views on a potential future SFDR regime and highlights the main priorities from a PE/VC/infrastructure perspective.

In this response our association comments on the good practices proposed by IOSCO, noting that they often follow existing market practices but should avoid going further as it could damage existing commercial practices.

As part of the European Retirement Week, Invest Europe hosted this webinar to discuss how targeted investments can help Europe prepare for an ageing population.

This webinar brought experts together to discuss the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and how it will impact our sector.

During this webinar, Invest Europe was joined by experts from the European Investment Fund (EIF) to discuss the upcoming renewed launch of the European Scale-up Action for Risk Capital (ESCALAR).

In this letter Invest Europe showed its commitment to assist EIOPA in its future policy and supervisory roles, including the upcoming review of IORP.

In this response, Invest Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal of the Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes and the initiative to introduce a common EU-wide system for withholding tax on dividend or interest payments, as we encourage the idea of removing tax barriers to cross-border investment.

Having responded to the European Commission's public consultation in July 2023, Invest Europe was invited to respond to the more detailed questionnaire on the review of the EU's framework for Foreign Direct Investments.

In this response, Invest Europe comments on ESMA ELTIF drafts standards on cost disclosure and liquidity provisions. On the latter, we suggest that ESMA allow future ELTIF managers to use diverse methods to ensure the liquidity of funds offered to retail investors.

Banks and credit institutions, like other financial market operators, are required to meet certain capital requirements and other prudential standards in order to ensure their resilience, particularly during times of market stress.

EU law oversees the conditions for the issuance of securities on public markets. The Prospectus legislation, first adopted in 2003 and last revised in 2016, sets out the information to be disclosed in the listing prospectus, which is made available to investors when a company plans to issue shares or securities.

The two most relevant state aid frameworks are the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) and the Risk Finance Guidelines.

Invest Europe has responded to the European Commission's consultation on the EU's framework for Foreign Direct Investment screening calling for, among other things, a more harmonized framework.