Publications
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In this response, we share our views on the possible features and risks of greenwashing in the financial services sector. Among others, we note that the complexity, lack of clarity around key concepts and moving goalposts with each iteration of guidance/Q&As under the current SFDR regime are a major source of greenwashing risk.

In this response Invest Europe comments on the inadequacy of the concept of a "single undertaking" which does not sufficiently take into consideration the nature of private equity investments, at the risk of making it harder for private equity-backed businesses to receive financial support from the state.

Ecares: The entry of private equity investors into the healthcare sector may lead to negative impacts on coverage, pricing, and quality, due to the margin for cream-skimming allowed to these firms to ease their entry in the sector.

Institutional Investor: It is hard to value private assets such as private equity, venture capital, and real estate investments.

During this Members' Policy Call, Invest Europe members were given an in-depth presentation of the InvestEU Programme by the European Investment Fund (EIF).

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

This Handbook has been developed as a user-friendly overview of EU funding opportunities intended to bridge the information gap for our members, linking innovators with the public bodies mandated to support them. This document lays out the multiple EU funding opportunities that exist, both for fund managers and for the portfolio companies they invest into. It covers financing in areas as wide as innovation, transport, energy, healthcare and life sciences, and cohesion.

How is listed private capital rising to the challenge facing the global economy in these uncertain times? In a range of viewpoint articles from LPeC member firms and industry experts we look at the state of play, current issues and how listed private capital is adjusting to new conditions.

The fundamental differences between trade group and private equity ownership models.

Comments on the inappropriateness of the use of the definition of 'subsidiary' definition within the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). Document includes Invest Europe suggestion for a way forward.

This is Invest Europe's one-pager outlining the main concerns for the private equity and venture capital industry within the European Commission's proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). While Invest Europe welcomes the spirit of the proposal, certain changes will need to be made for the Directive to be workable in practice.

"Tracking the progress of Europe’s capital markets against nine key performance indicators and analysing the progress over the past five years."

"Private investments in Central and Eastern Europe are ready to ride the rising tide of growth, fuelled by strongly performing economies and broad talent pools."