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The Invest Europe ESG KPI Report is the first annual ESG and sustainability data survey to track the industry’s efforts in tackling issues such as climate change, female under-representation and bribery and corruption. Through this initiative – alongside the creation of Invest Europe’s ESG Reporting Guidelines – European private equity can become an undisputed leader and standard setter on ESG measurement and reporting across the global private capital industry.

The definitive, data-led report for the European tech ecosystem.

The H1 2021 activity data report provides a comprehensive look at first half data covering fundraising, investment, and divestment across Europe, as the industry contended with a more complex macro and geopolitical environment.

Invest Europe has teamed up with global management consultancy firm, Arthur D. Little, to gather investor and fund manager views for the third annual pan-European market sentiment report. The findings acknowledge the short-term challenges affecting firms while highlighting the ongoing shift to, and opportunities in, ESG.

Download the factsheets to see the European private equity and venture capital industry’s real contribution to employment, in 2020, and job creation, in 2019-20 in Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.

Our insights shine a fresh light on this dynamic sector at the heart of European public health, as well as the essential role played by venture capital investment.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) with the support of Invest Europe, published 'Venture Capital Survey 2022: Market sentiment and impact of the current geopolitical & macroeconomic environment', a new report that provides an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. The study looks at the current situation, developments in the recent past and expectations for the future. It highlights substantial challenges, but also opportunities as perceived by survey participants.

The European Data Cooperative “EDC” is a joint initiative and data collection platform developed by Invest Europe and all European private equity and venture capital associations. It serves as a single data entry point for all private equity and venture capital fund managers across Europe.

This report aims to foster awareness of institutional and private sector investors on their potential role and improve understanding of the issues, obstacles and opportunities to help catalyse and increase private investment in climate resilience infrastructure assets.

The report highlights the scale and growth of the private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) industry in Europe over the past decade, as well as the capital available for new investments.

A compelling snapshot of European private equity activity and investment records in the last decade.

The research shows that European private capital continued to strongly outperform listed equity benchmarks, delivering superior performance to long-term investors to support pensions and savings as markets rebounded from the effects of COVID-19.

The 18th annual edition of the Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, produced in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel, delves into countries across CEE to show the spread of private equity and venture capital activity, as well as development of regional powerhouses.

The most comprehensive analysis of fundraising, investment and divestment trends with data on more than 1,800 European private equity and venture capital firms, the 2021 statistics cover 91% of the €754bn in capital under management in Europe.

Detailed evidence and analysis of the European private equity and venture capital industry’s real contribution to employment, in 2020, and job creation, in 2019-20, and the far-reaching impact this has on the people, societies and economies of Europe.