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EVCA publishes Annual Report
The EVCA has published its 2012/2013 Annual Report, a valuable insight into our activities over the past year. Including a full financial statement, the Annual Report demonstrates the association’s...
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EVCA at 30: Trial by fire
Since its foundation 30 years ago, the EVCA has overcome some real challenges and undergone considerable changes. EVCA at 30: Trial by fire tells that story. The EVCA has grown, with the industry, from...
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Use #evca30 to take part in the EVCA 30th Anniversary Symposium
Use Twitter to get involved in the EVCA 30th Anniversary Symposium by following #evca30. Even if you can’t make it to Istanbul, you can still keep in touch with developments and at this landmark event....
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Building a home for European private equity
As part of our celebration of 30 years of the EVCA, we have prepared a short animated film highlighting the key EVCA milestones spanning across three decades. The film is also an opportunity to say...
View ArticleTaking responsible investment to Tatarstan
Jochen Wermuth is bringing green and responsible investment to the Russian region of Tatarstan. He describes his passion for energy and resource efficiency in our latest video interview. Jochen...
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New EVCA Chairman calls for highest standards of transparency, openness and...
The EVCA has elected George Anson as its new Chairman, our first Chairman to come from the investor community. He promised to work for the highest standards of transparency, openness and governance....
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Pensions, private equity and responsible investment
Institutional investors such as pension funds and insurers increasingly expect responsible investment from their private equity partners, said Matti Leppälä, Secretary-General and CEO of...
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The middle-market: Europe’s real economy strongman
As Europe’s economies continue to search for a path to sustainable growth, much of the debate has focused on the role that small and big businesses play in the economic recovery. Policymakers have...
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Caught in the middle
Europe’s mid-market companies are real economy strongmen who are helping to lift Europe out of recession. They could do even more if policymakers gave them an environment where they could really flex...
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The AIFMD enters into force but what does that mean?
Today, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive enters into force across the European Union but what exactly does that mean for the industry and the thousands of European businesses in which...
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EVCA events – never a dull moment
Whether it is promoting Europe’s businesses to Japanese and Korean investors, celebrating European venture capital or running responsible investment training courses – there’s never a dull moment for...
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A rough diamond
Private equity investment transformed a Belgian cement company into one of the world’s leading mining firms. The story of Maggotteaux shows how private equity can help mid-market companies realise...
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Why do you invest in European VC?
European venture capital has so much to offer investors – from innovative businesses looking to go global to clusters of start-ups in cities such as Berlin, where this year’s EVCA Venture Capital Forum...
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EU leaders reaffirm commitment to innovation
EU leaders met in Brussels today for a European Council that debated closer banking union, the digital economy, innovation and Europe’s economic recovery. Heads of state and governments agreed that...
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Transforming Europe’s innovation potential into growth
Europe, the world’s largest trading bloc, has huge innovation potential and European venture capital can make a vital contribution in transforming this potential into economic growth. At a time of...
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Berlin, a European ideas factory
Cutting-edge start-ups and their venture capital investors have flocked to set up shop in Berlin, one of Europe’s innovation powerhouses. Berlin has the twin advantages of cheaper office space,...
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Twitter listing should give investors confidence
Twitter’s successful initial public offering (IPO) yesterday has highlighted the importance of major listings in creating investor confidence. The micro-blogging site’s share price rose to a high of...
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Reaching for the sky
Skyscanner began life as a small start-up but the international travel search company really took off and became a global first class business with the help of venture capital. The firm started life...
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Private equity can help EU plans for economic growth
In pursuit of prosperity: How Europe can climb the growth curve, the latest EVCA Briefing, explains how private equity and venture capital can contribute to the goals of the EU’s plan for sustainable...
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Philippe de Backer: Policymakers can help VC bring innovation to the market
Venture capital has an important role in bringing innovation to the market and it’s up to policymakers to create an environment which allows this to happen. That’s the view of Philippe de Backer, a...
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