Publications
& Policy

In this letter Invest Europe congratulates the EBA on its suggestion to only include as shadow banking entities managers of funds that are substantially leveraged - but notes that the EBA's definition of shadow banking entities remains too broad and risks capturing entities that are creating little risk.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) with the support of Invest Europe, published 'The VC Survey 2021: Market Sentiment,' a new report that provides an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. The paper focuses on the market sentiment and the impact of COVID-19. The study looks at the current situation, developments in the recent past and expectations for the future.

In this response, we stress that differences between tax deductions of costs related to debt vs. equity should be dealt with in a way that allows for more deductions – not fewer. Furthermore, we make it clear that companies use debt for a variety of commercial reasons, and in no way solely because of tax deductions.

Invest Europe recognises the announcement of the LP-GP ESG Data Convergence Project which seeks to advance an initial set of ESG metrics and mechanisms for comparative reporting of the private equity industry.

"The most comprehensive data-driven analysis of European technology"

Aimed at firms that are already quite advanced in their ESG journeys, Invest Europe's second Climate Change Guide "Engaging Portfolio Companies" intends to provide practical support and advice to members on how to engage and communicate with their portfolio companies on climate change matters. 

Increase in transparency of PE can create significant value in terms of efficiency, expansion, and innovation.

In this letter to the European Commission, Invest Europe expresses the industry's ongoing key concerns about SFDR and its interaction with the Taxonomy Regulation. In particular, we encourage the Commission to address and resolve some of the remaining uncertainties through the revisions which we understand may be contemplated to the draft SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards, due to come into effect on 1 July 2022.

Invest Europe, in partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF), published ‘The VC Factor - Pandemic Edition’, a new report illustrating European venture capital’s continued strong support for innovative and fast-growing start-ups in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Harvard Business School, National Bureau of Economic Research, Kirkos Partners: Leadership transition in private equity firms is an understudied field, despite the important, albeit controversial, role such firms play in developed economies. We analyzed 260 firms in an empirical study, supplemented by qualitative interviews with a small sample of highly experienced LPs and GP founders and leaders who have experienced such transitions first hand.'

In our response to the survey we identify the current challenges and possible solutions to foster innovation. These solutions, which cover 4 different areas, include the identification and removal of regulatory burdens, the creation of a critical mass for VC in Europe through public support and the creation of the right conditions to strengthen patient capital in Europe, amongst others. We believe the implementation of these actions at pan-European level would contribute to strengthen the European innovation ecosystem for the ultimate benefit of European citizens and economy.

In this response, we explain a typical PE structure and the commercial purpose of each of the entities, and why these entities should not fall under the definition of shell entities. We believe that the commercial purpose of an entity is a good indicator for determining whether it is a shell entity or not, and must thus be taken into account in the definition.

“According to a diversity study conducted by the Finnish Venture Capital Association and KPMG now for the second time, the share of women on the boards of companies owned by private equity and venture capital investors has decreased, while the share of women in top management has increased.”

This position paper describes the relationship between private equity and retail clients - suggesting key policy changes that could be introduced to make sure large sophisticated investors and small private ones are able to access the asset class directly or indirectly depending on their risk characteristics.

The Markets in Financial Instruments legislation (split into the MiFID Directive and the MiFIR Regulation) covers both business conduct and organisational requirements for investment firms, as well as authorisation requirements for public markets and rules on the admission of financial instruments to trading.