Publications
& Policy

A report presenting aggregate investment performance data for various types of European private equity funds, based on a survey of private equity fund managers across Europe.

Response to the Commission's Call for evidence for fundamental review - Directive on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate.

A briefing on how private equity helps pension funds and other investors to meet their long-term investment needs.

Response to the US Volcker Rule: Public Comments to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds.

Response to the European Parliament Review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, Questionnaire on MiFID/MiFIR 2 by Markus Ferber MEP.

Response to Notices 2010-60, 2011-34, 2011-53 and 2011-55 in respect of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Provisions incorporated in Chapter 4 of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.

Comments on the European Union Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) action plan.

A straightforward guide to how private equity works for businesses and investors.

"Policy‐makers typically interpret positive relations between venture capital (VC) investments and innovations as evidence that VC investments stimulate innovation (VC‐first hypothesis). This interpretation is, however, one‐sided because there may be a reverse causality that innovations induce VC investments (innovation‐first hypothesis)"

PE's outperformance versus the S&P 500 averages 20% to 27% over a fund’s life and more than 3% annually.

Response to the European Commission public consultation document on a new European regime for Venture Capital.