Publications
& Policy

The definitive, data-led report for the European tech ecosystem.

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.

How is listed private capital rising to the challenge facing the global economy in these uncertain times? In a range of viewpoint articles from LPeC member firms and industry experts we look at the state of play, current issues and how listed private capital is adjusting to new conditions.

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

Comments on the inappropriateness of the use of the definition of 'subsidiary' definition within the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). Document includes Invest Europe suggestion for a way forward.

This is Invest Europe's one-pager outlining the main concerns for the private equity and venture capital industry within the European Commission's proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). While Invest Europe welcomes the spirit of the proposal, certain changes will need to be made for the Directive to be workable in practice.

"Tracking the progress of Europe’s capital markets against nine key performance indicators and analysing the progress over the past five years."

"Private investments in Central and Eastern Europe are ready to ride the rising tide of growth, fuelled by strongly performing economies and broad talent pools."

"The second best half year in history for Finnish startups in venture capital funding"

BVCA: "SEE is one of the fastest growing ecosystems in Europe."

The H1 2021 activity data report provides a comprehensive look at first half data covering fundraising, investment, and divestment across Europe, as the industry contended with a more complex macro and geopolitical environment.

Invest Europe has teamed up with global management consultancy firm, Arthur D. Little, to gather investor and fund manager views for the third annual pan-European market sentiment report. The findings acknowledge the short-term challenges affecting firms while highlighting the ongoing shift to, and opportunities in, ESG.

This position paper looks at the potential conflicting and overlapping requirements between the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

Diversity is sought by PE firms, but not yet achieved.