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Invest Europe welcomes the EU’s ambition to lead on regulation on artificial intelligence. In order to ensure that the AI sector can continue to thrive, Invest Europe calls on the EU negotiating parties on the AI Act to ensure that there are no barriers to investment, trade, and innovation.

Download the factheets to see the European private equity and venture capital industry’s real contribution to employment, in 2021, and job creation, in 2020-21 in Belgium and Sweden.

The CS3D proposal, developed by the Commission primarily with large non-financial companies in mind, still does not cater appropriately for investment firms in relation to their investment activities. It does not acknowledge a fundamental principle of company law: investors, as shareholders in a company do not systematically manage the businesses that they invest in. This paper outlines the core issues that policymakers need to resolve before agreeing on the final version of the Directive.

The presentation shows Brexit had a limited impact on private equity and venture capital activity.

Unlocking a continent’s innovation potential.

This new Invest Europe members-only Guide aims to clear up some of the grey areas around the day-to-day application of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as well as its interplay with the EU Taxonomy. It has been developed by industry experts, for practitioners, outlining current best practices and answering common questions.

This fifth Invest Europe webinar on the EU SFDR and its interaction with the Taxonomy Regulation focussed on the latest EU regulatory developments and recent market practices on how the rules are being applied on a day-to-day basis.

During this joint Invest Europe / Level20 Webinar on Gender Diversity participants had the chance to discover the findings of the most recent Level20 European gender diversity report and to follow a panel debate with leading voices on diversity “beyond the numbers”.

Our Annual Report 2022 offers an in-depth look at the association’s achievements over the past year, our targets for the current year, and our aspirations and strategic direction for the future.

Invest Europe's feedback to the European Commission on the interim evaluation of the InvestEU programme. The feedback includes points on the operating conditions of the European Investment Fund, the type of aid that the Commission deploys to support European companies, as well as Invest Europe's key policy priorities.

In this letter to the European Commission, we reiterate our concerns about the required website disclosures under Article 10 SFDR, in particular in relation to confidentiality and international securities laws.

The most comprehensive and authoritative source of fundraising, investment, & divestment data, covering over 1,750 firms and 94% of the €846bn in capital under management in Europe (as of end-2021).

Environmental risks tend to drive the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda in Asia. Carbon emissions, climate change and biodiversity garner plenty of media and regulatory attention. But as investors seek profitable and sustainable assets, there is an increased awareness of the importance of social issues.

Detailed evidence and analysis of the European private equity and venture capital industry’s real contribution to employment, in 2021, and job creation, in 2020-21, and the far-reaching impact this has on the people, societies and economies of Europe.