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EVCA Response to ESMA Consultation on EuVECA Implementing Measures Image

EVCA Response to ESMA Consultation on EuVECA Implementing Measures

Elements of the response to to European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) on its Consultation related to EuVECA are dealing with conflicts of interest for EuVECA managers

Positions & consultation responses

10 Dec 2014
2nd OECD consultation on Action 6 (Preventing Treaty Abuse) Image

2nd OECD consultation on Action 6 (Preventing Treaty Abuse)

Positions & consultation responses

21 Nov 2014
Accelerating innovation: Using public sector capital to attract private sector investors to the European venture capital industry Image

Accelerating innovation: Using public sector capital to attract private sector investors to the European venture capital industry

Member guides

09 Nov 2014
Essential Work Image

Essential Work

An overview of private equity's contribution to the economy and building European businesses.

Member guides

01 Nov 2014
Global Shadow Banking Stability Report 2014 Image

Global Shadow Banking Stability Report 2014

Member guides

30 Oct 2014
Private equity performance: a survey Image

Member Only

Private equity performance: a survey

Fisher College of Business Working Paper: Buyout funds have outperformed the S&P 500 net of fees on average by about 20% over the life of the fund.

External resources

15 Oct 2014
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Solvency II Delegated Acts

Solvency II is a review of prudential regulation for the European insurance industry. These Commission Delegated Acts define the risk weighting for different asset classes, including private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds.

Member guides

14 Oct 2014
Response to EC Consultation on Merger Control Image

Response to EC Consultation on Merger Control

EVCA Response to the White Paper ‘Towards more effective EU merger control’ published by DG Competition (European Commission) relating to EU Merger Regulation

Positions & consultation responses

03 Oct 2014
Review of Leveraged Finance Activity in Mid-Market Buyout Transactions Image

Review of Leveraged Finance Activity in Mid-Market Buyout Transactions

A research report analysing debt financing activity in mid-market buyout transactions. It is supported by data obtained from the EVCA’s statistics programme, PEREP_Analytics.

Data and insight

30 Sep 2014
Response to IASB Exposure Draft (IFRS 10) Image

Response to IASB Exposure Draft (IFRS 10)

International Financing Reporting Standards on Consolidated Financial Statements (IFRS 10) are developed by the IASB. The EVCA responded to IASB's Exposure Draft Investment Entities applying the Consolidation Exception, expressing the industry’s views and concerns about the proposed revisions.

The response also contains an Appendix.

Positions & consultation responses

12 Sep 2014
Response to ESMA Consultation on MiFID2/MiFIR Image

Response to ESMA Consultation on MiFID2/MiFIR

EVCA Response to ESMA's Consultation Paper and Discussion Paper on MIFID2/MIFIR (22nd May 2014), published ahead of Level 2 measures on this file

Positions & consultation responses

29 Aug 2014
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Central and Eastern Europe Statistics 2013

An EVCA study into private equity activity in Central and Eastern Europe. This report provides annual private equity and venture capital fundraising, investment and divestment statistics for the private equity markets of the CEE region in 2013.

Data and insight

21 Aug 2014
EC Report on ESAs Review Image

EC Report on ESAs Review

Member guides

08 Aug 2014
ESMA Q&A on AIFMD Image

ESMA Q&A on AIFMD

ESMA recently produced a new version of its Q&A to promote common Member States' supervisory approaches regarding AIFMD implementing measures. These Q&A are particularly important regarding the definition of leverage.

Member guides

21 Jul 2014
2013 Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks Study Image

2013 Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks Study

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.

Data and insight

24 Jun 2014