Publications
& Policy

Solvency II, officially known as Directive 2009/138/EC on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance, entered into force on 1st January 2016. It sets out management and supervisory rules for insurance companies.  

This member guide, developed by the Professional Standards Committee, outlines key focus areas identified by the FCA for investment managers. As these topics are principles-based and broadly applicable across all Invest Europe members, we encourage you to review the guide carefully in the context of your own firm's practices.

AIFMD Essentials is a guide allowing every private equity and venture capital manager to get an overview of all the regulatory and legal provisions defined by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ Directive.

The EU regulatory landscape impacts on how venture capital firms can operate in their home countries and across the EU.

This member-only document is designed to give you all information on how to set up a European Long term Investment Fund (ELTIF), an EU label that allows marketing cross-border to non-professional clients. These Essentials were sponsored by Macfarlanes, Arendt, Simpson Thacher and Travers Smith.

Our 12 priorities for a more competitive union

This publication offers practical guidance to M&A related rules, an overview of the key workstreams involved in getting European M&A deals approved, as well as the steps involved in getting a deal over the line in the EU and in the UK, respectively.

The presentation shows Brexit had a limited impact on private equity and venture capital activity.

This new Invest Europe members-only Guide aims to clear up some of the grey areas around the day-to-day application of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as well as its interplay with the EU Taxonomy. It has been developed by industry experts, for practitioners, outlining current best practices and answering common questions.

The new EU Regulation on ESG disclosures (SFDR) has been applicable since March 2021.

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.

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

As the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening landscape across Europe is rapidly evolving, Invest Europe has prepared a country-by-country overview to map different existing regimes and keep track of latest developments with a view to helping members assess how FDI screenings may impact their transactions.

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