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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.

"Some would say that private equity, with its smaller companies and higher gearing, should be more sensitive to swings in the public markets, and thus GPs are reporting inflated valuations for their portfolios. We decided to look at the data to see whether they support this instinct about private equity valuations."

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 topic of private equity firms acquiring hospitals and health systems in the United States has sparked a fierce debate for years about whether the deals were good or bad for communities they serve."

Invest Europe has written to EU leaders and relevant finance ministers on the EU response to the United States' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ahead of the European Council meeting on 23/24 March. The EU response to the IRA should be considered as an opportunity to improve the EU investment landscape in order to allow European companies to thrive globally, without having to leave the bloc.

This Invest Europe webinar was dedicated to human rights issues and practices from a private equity and venture capital perspective.

In this position paper Invest Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to further harmonise the insolvency law and procedure across the Member States. We fully support the principles behind the proposal, in particular the intention of shorter, more efficient and less court-led insolvency process.

In this position paper Invest Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to further harmonise the insolvency law across the Member States and fully supports the principles behind the proposal, in particular the intention of shorter, more efficient and less court-led insolvency process.