Publications
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Over the past five years there has been a considerable increase in legal and regulatory initiatives put forward by the European Union to connect finance with sustainability and to tackle the climate crisis.

Impact investing has become an increasingly important investment strategy for private equity and venture capital fund managers and investors across Europe and beyond.

Implementation and challenges of ESG strategies among private equity firms in Germany.

PE assets are traded at discounts, PEs are more rational than public equities.

A summary document of Invest Europe 2023 highlights and achievements across Public Affairs, Industry Data & Research, Communication, Member Events & Training, Industry Standards, Governance & Finance.

The Invest Europe ESG KPI Report is the first annual ESG and sustainability data survey to track the industry’s efforts in tackling issues such as climate change, female under-representation and bribery and corruption. Through this initiative – alongside the creation of Invest Europe’s ESG Reporting Guidelines – European private equity can become an undisputed leader and standard setter on ESG measurement and reporting across the global private capital industry.

In this letter to the European Commission, we express the PE/VC industry's concerns about the ESAs Final Report on the SFDR Draft RTS.

This report emphasises the significance of ESG in the private equity sector. It presents the most recent insights and data on the evolution of ESG policies.

This fifth edition of the Private Capital Insights report explores the intricacies and challenges faced by the private capital sector in 2023. It examines new ways in which fund managers are raising capital to boost liquidity.

The reference publication for investment in Swiss start-ups. The annual report provides an analysis of the financing rounds, a list of the investments and an overview of the most important exits.

Incorporating ESG metrics into investment decisions, highlighting the private equity and venture capital contribute to building sustainable businesses.

In this response Invest Europe argues that ECB should make use of reporting required under existing EU and national legislation in order to avoid creating a compliance burden for European fund managers.

The countries in the very North of Europe are often thought of as stable, transparent and predictable – in short, an ideal investment environment. However, as our local experts point out, that view can be facile and deceptive.

This webinar offered members a comprehensive update on the EU SFDR and its implementing measures, and the forthcoming ESMA Guidelines on Funds' Names.