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In this response to the European Commission consultation on its DEBRA proposal, Invest Europe commends the efforts made by the Commission in getting the balance right, but notes that further finetuning is needed, particularly of the articles on the interest limitation rules. It should also be explored further whether the suggested interest rate limitations aren't set to be skewed in a pro-cyclical way, ahead of years when equity investments will be direly needed.

A compelling snapshot of European private equity activity and investment records in the last decade.

This Guide covers the main provisions of the law and the latest guidance from the European Commission.

The research shows that European private capital continued to strongly outperform listed equity benchmarks, delivering superior performance to long-term investors to support pensions and savings as markets rebounded from the effects of COVID-19.

In this response Invest Europe commented on the negative impact existing withholding tax refund procedures can have the cross-border investment in the EU securities market and described which EU actions could make these procedures more efficient.

The 18th annual edition of the Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, produced in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel, delves into countries across CEE to show the spread of private equity and venture capital activity, as well as development of regional powerhouses.

In this response Invest Europe comments on actions that could be taken to improve access of retail clients to financial markets, from financial literacy to suitability assessment, while warning against presenting over-harmonised comparisons. It also reiterated its call for a rethinking of the binary distinction between professional and retail investor, to better acknowledge the features of typical private equity investors.

"The 2022 Titans of Tech report has revealed another record year for European tech, reaching a cumulative value creation of over $1tn, and giving birth to as many new Unicorns in one year as the last three combined."

Listen back to this webinar to get insight on the impact on your business of the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

The Invest Europe Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of our activities in 2021. Whether in Political advocacy, Industry Data & Research, Communication, Conferences & events, Industry excellence & training and Finance & administration, our secretariat has been hard at work to address and pre-empt members’ needs.

In this short comment piece Invest Europe shares various ideas on how to promote innovation across the continent through the support of private equity funds.

The most comprehensive analysis of fundraising, investment and divestment trends with data on more than 1,800 European private equity and venture capital firms, the 2021 statistics cover 91% of the €754bn in capital under management in Europe.

"This standard represents a practical application of the GHG Protocol and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) Standard to private equity investing, and is designed to support ESG professionals at private markets firms."