Invest Europe

Invest Europe is a trade association representing Europe's private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.

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Formed in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), it rebranded as Invest Europe on 1 October 2015.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5] It also publishes a Professional Standards Handbook, a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry.[6][7][8]

The association hosts annual industry events in Europe, including the Investors' Forum, the Venture Capital Forum and the CFO Forum, as well as coordinating Invest Week in Brussels, which brings together investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers.[9][10]

Invest Europe's data is used by a number of institutions, including the European Investment Fund[11] and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.[12]

Based in Brussels, Invest Europe's chief executive officer is Eric de Montgolfier[13] and the current chair Elias Korosis, global investment partner at Federated Hermes Private Equity.[14] Previous chairs have included Klaus Hommels, a German venture capitalist based in Zürich, Switzerland and founder of venture capital firm Lakestar,[15] and Johannes Huth of American global private equity and investment company KKR.[16]

In February 2019, Invest Europe launched an updated Q&A guide to help private equity firms and investors prepare for the UK's exit from the European Union.[17][18]

In 2020, the organisation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a member resource library and policy advocacy for liquidity support.[19]

In 2021, Invest Europe committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2030.[20]

## References

1. ↑ "EVCA rebrands as Invest Europe · Articles · Global Corporate Venturing". October 2015. http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/12089/evca-rebrands-as-invest-europe.
2. ↑ Ahmed, Murad (26 November 2015). "Funds find a way to wild, wild east Europe". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3a7d4ebe-78a4-11e5-a95a-27d368e1ddf7.html#axzz3yulQtJAP.
3. ↑ Greenhalgh, Hugo; Correspondent, Wealth (19 January 2016). "UK tech start-ups set for £500m Chinese fund boost". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4f0cb980-bded-11e5-9fdb-87b8d15baec2.html#axzz3yulQtJAP.
4. ↑ "Guess where a big crop of unicorns is coming from". 7 December 2015. https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/07/european-venture-capitalists-spawn-unicorns.html.
5. ↑ "Fund Review: Private Equity". 15 September 2015. http://www.ftadviser.com/2015/09/14/investments/alternative-investments/fund-review-private-equity-wHalbruIWeeF7XPYDwl40H/article.html.
6. ↑ "Invest Europe Professional Standards Handbook | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/industry-standards/professional-standards/.
7. ↑ "Invest Europe bolsters transparency guidelines". 24 November 2015. http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2015-11-24/invest-europe-transparency-guidelines. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
8. ↑ "CalPERS paid $3.4 billion in private equity bonuses since 1990". 24 November 2015. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calpers-private-equity-fees-20151124-story.html.
9. ↑ "Guy Hands: Smaller firms to hark back to captive era — Private Equity International". 18 March 2016. https://www.privateequityinternational.com/news/europe/2016-03-18/guy-hands_-smaller-firms-to-hark-back-to-captive-era/.
10. ↑ "Luxembourg at risk of overload on PE influx". June 2017. https://www.privatefundsmanagement.net/news/europe/2017-06-01/luxembourg-at-risk-of-overload-on-pe-influx/.
11. ↑ http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/eif_wp_32.pdf [bare URL PDF]
12. ↑ "Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2017 | en | OECD". http://www.oecd.org/std/business-stats/entrepreneurship-at-a-glance-22266941.htm.
13. ↑ "Eric de Montgolfier appointed as new Invest Europe CEO | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/news-opinion/newsroom/eric-de-montgolfier-appointed-as-new-invest-europe-ceo/.
14. ↑ Joseph, Irien (2025-06-18). "Federated Hermes’ Elias Korosis named chair of Invest Europe" (in en-US). https://www.pehub.com/federated-hermes-elias-korosis-named-chair-of-invest-europe/.
15. ↑ "EU Influence: Lessons from Fit fail — Apple's next moves — Inside the auto lobby breakup". 2022-06-16. https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/politico-eu-influence/lessons-from-fit-fail-apples-next-moves-inside-the-auto-lobby-breakup-2/.
16. ↑ Lindholm, Nina (2024-06-12). "Invest Europe names Johannes Huth as chair" (in en-US). https://www.pehub.com/invest-europe-names-johannes-huth-as-chair/.
17. ↑ "Should they stay or should they go? Invest Europe advises private equity on how to prepare for Brexit". 21 September 2017. http://www.cityam.com/272401/should-they-stay-should-they-go-invest-europe-advises.
18. ↑ "Invest Europe: UK-based private equity firms should consider moving jurisdiction due to Brexit". https://realdeals.eu.com/news/2017/10/18/uk-private-equity-invest-europe-brexit/.
19. ↑ "Invest Europe welcomes €540bn EU crisis package" (in en). https://realdeals.eu.com/article/invest-europe-welcomes-540bn-eu-crisis-package.
20. ↑ "Invest Europe commits to EU climate neutrality goals" (in en). https://realdeals.eu.com/article/invest-europe-commits-to-eu-climate-neutrality-goals.

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