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The EVCA – the voice for the whole industry
By Anne Glover, Chairman of the EVCA VC Council The strength of trade associations such as the EVCA comes from diversity. The EVCA represents the whole private equity industry, including institutional...
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The EVCA Investors’ Forum: Getting GPs and LPs talking
The European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association doesn’t just work for private equity funds and venture capitalists, we also represent those that invest in them; the Limited Partners (LPs)...
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Private equity: Why we should keep the name (and change something else instead)
Some well-respected figures in private equity have recently argued that the industry should change its name. Instead, the industry should change the way it communicates with the public. Those who want...
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A good day for European venture capital
Today was a good day for European venture capital. In Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted to approve the European Venture Capital Funds Regulation (EVCFR). 613 members of parliament were in...
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Europe’s mid-market delivers the goods
Europe is the world’s largest economic area and at its heart is the mid-market, the engine room where thousands of companies are driving growth and prosperity. Mid-market companies are a European...
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A long-term investment that transforms companies
A private equity fund is a long-term investment vehicle that uses its capital to provide stable financial resources to its portfolio companies, in order to build them into better businesses. Investors...
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Council of Ministers approves European Venture Capital Funds Regulation
The European Union’s Council of Ministers has approved the European Venture Capital Funds Regulation (EVCFR), removing one of the final obstacles before the EVCFR, which will simplify cross-border...
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An industry initiative for responsible investment
The EVCA understands how vital responsible investment and environmental, social and governance issues (ESG) are to investors in private equity and to private equity managers. That’s why we supported...
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EVCA and other associations begin debate on long-term investment
The European Commission has launched a Green Paper on long-term investing, beginning a debate about the best ways to encourage more long-term investment in Europe. The EVCA, and other associations,...
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Putting private equity on the map
Explore our new interactive map to see private equity at work in Europe! Find out how companies of all sizes have worked with private equity to become better businesses, right across the continent. To...
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MEP praises EVCA Handbook of Professional Standards
A member of the European Parliament’s influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee praised the EVCA Handbook of Professional Standards during a video interview. Dr Wolf Klinz, a German Liberal...
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Put your companies on the map!
We’re looking for EVCA members to share their success stories with us. We want to add more company case studies to our new interactive map so we can show how private equity grows businesses in Europe....
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Private equity: a responsible investor
We caught up with Tim Creed, Managing Director at Adveq, to discuss environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, sustainability and private equity. He explained why he thinks private equity is...
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EVCA Academy is top-class!
By Ashley Williams, EVCA’s Head of Events. The EVCA Academy has been on the frontline of some of the biggest changes in European private equity, delivering indispensable training and professional...
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Time for investors to look again at European venture capital
Smart Choice: the case for investing in European venture capital tells the compelling story of how European venture capital has evolved to become an unmissable opportunity for investors. Headlines may...
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Why does the EVCA produce a Yearbook?
Every 12 months the EVCA produces a Yearbook, detailing all of the previous year’s private equity and venture capital activity across Europe. Ever since the EVCA was founded, 30 years ago this year,...
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Responsible investment is a no-brainer!
Responsible investing is a no-brainer for private equity funds because they are long-term investment vehicles. Many “green” policies and methods reap rewards long before the end of a fund’s lifetime or...
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Research finds private equity boosts innovation, productivity and attracts...
A new report has shed light on how private equity can help boost European economic growth. The independent report, by Frontier Economics for the EVCA, brings together the results of over 60 academic...
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EVCA Chairman discusses new private equity research on TV
EVCA Chairman Vincenzo Morelli was interviewed on CNBC and CNN’s Quest Means Business and discussed how private equity investment can boost innovation and productivity, while attracting overseas...
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European Commission puts capital rules for workplace pensions on hold
The European Commission has decided to put on hold plans for strict capital adequacy rules on workplace pensions that would have put many people’s retirement at risk. They would have deterred pension...
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