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Invest Europe is a 
Formed in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), it rebranded as Invest Europe on 1 October 2015.
Invest Europe contributes to policy affecting private capital investment in Europe, providing information on its members' role in the economy and publishing research on industry trends and developments. It also publishes
Professional Standards Handbook
, a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry. The association hosts annual industry events in Europe, including th
Investors' Forum
th
Venture Capital Forum
and th
CFO Forum
as well as coordinatin
Invest Week
in Brussels, which brings together investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers. Invest Europe's data is used by a number of institutions, including the European Investment Fund and the
Q&A guide
to help private equity firms and investors prepare for the UK's exit from the European Union.
trade association
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representing Europe's private equity
Private equity (PE) is stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public; instead it is offered to specialized investment funds and limited partnerships that take an active role in the management and structuring of the co ...
, venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to start-up company, startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in ...
and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.
Formed in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), it rebranded as Invest Europe on 1 October 2015.
Invest Europe contributes to policy affecting private capital investment in Europe, providing information on its members' role in the economy and publishing research on industry trends and developments. It also publishes Professional Standards Handbook
, a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry. The association hosts annual industry events in Europe, including th
Investors' Forum
th
Venture Capital Forum
and th
CFO Forum
as well as coordinatin
Invest Week
in Brussels, which brings together investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers. Invest Europe's data is used by a number of institutions, including the European Investment Fund and the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; , OCDE) is an international organization, intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and international trade, wor ...
.
Based in Brussels, Invest Europe's chief executive officer is Eric de Montgolfier and the current chair is Klaus Hommels, a German venture capitalist based in Zürich
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, Switzerland and founder of venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to start-up company, startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in ...
firm Lakestar.
In February 2019, Invest Europe launched an updateQ&A guide
to help private equity firms and investors prepare for the UK's exit from the European Union.
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