Invest Europe

Type| Private
Industry| Private equity
Founded| 1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Headquarters| Brussels, Belgium
Website| investeurope.eu

Invest Europe is a trade association representing Europe's private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors. Invest Europe provides research and data on private capital activity, engages with policymakers to strengthen Europe’s business and innovation ecosystem, and promotes long-term investment across Europe.[1][2][3][4] It also publishes a Professional Standards Handbook, a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry.[5][6]

The association has more than 650 members, divided roughly equally among private equity firms, venture capital firms and limited partners, alongside around 110 associate members representing advisers and service providers. Its member base spans 57 countries, including 42 in Europe, and collectively manages around 60% of the European private equity and venture capital industry’s €1.247 trillion in assets under management.[7]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Key activities
* 3 Research
* 4 Leadership and governance
* 4.1 Chairs of Invest Europe
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

Invest Europe was founded in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA). It rebranded as Invest Europe in 2015 to reflect the industry’s changes and its role in innovation, employment and the European economy.[8]

In 2021, Invest Europe committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2030.[9]

## Key activities

The association works across public affairs, research, communication. It publishes regular reports, statistical data and guidelines, and engages with EU-level regulatory processes and national governments. The association hosts annual industry events in Europe, including the Investors' Forum, the Venture Capital Forum and the CFO Forum.[10][11]

## Research

Invest Europe's data is used by a number of institutions, including the European Investment Fund[12] and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,[13] and the European Commission. It also works with other organisations to produce reports, including the European Investment Fund, the EUIPO,[14] Arthur D. Little,[15] and Atomico.[16]

Invest Europe data collection is supported by the European Data Cooperative (EDC), a joint initiative developed by Invest Europe and other national private capital associations to collect Europe-wide industry data on activity, economic impact and ESG. The EDC is jointly owned and operated by the private equity and venture capital associations of Europe and brings together data from 4,000 firms, 10,900 funds and 86,700 portfolio companies.[17][18][19]

## Leadership and governance

Based in Brussels, Invest Europe's is led by chief executive officer Eric de Montgolfier.[20] The organisation hold elections annually for the role of chair. In 2025, Elias Korosis, global investment partner at Federated Hermes Private Equity, became chair for the 2025-26 term.[21] Previous chairs have included Klaus Hommels, a German venture capitalist based in Zürich, Switzerland and founder of venture capital firm Lakestar,[22] and Johannes Huth of American global private equity and investment company KKR.[23]

### Chairs of Invest Europe

Source:[24]

* 1996-97: Raynier van Outryve d'Ydewalle – Drie Koningen RVO N.V.
* 1997-98: Falk Strascheg – EXTOREL GmbH
* 1998-99: Paul Waller – Hamilton Lane
* 1999-00: Emile van der Burg – Jemburg Management
* 2000-01: Ari Tolppanen – CapMan
* 2001-02: Edoardo Bugnone – Top Quartile Partners
* 2002-03: Max Burger-Calderon – Golien Ltd
* 2003-04: Jean-Bernard Schmidt – HarbourVest Partners
* 2004-05: Herman Daems – BNP Paribas Fortis
* 2005-06: David Cooksey – SVP Global
* 2006-07: Javier Loizaga Jiménez – N+1 Private Equity
* 2007-08: Helmut Schuehsler – TVM Capital Life Science
* 2008-09: Jonathan Russell – Spire Partners
* 2009-10: Richard Wilson – Apax Partners
* 2010-11: Uli Fricke – Triangle Venture Capital Group
* 2011-12: Karsten Langer – Riverside Europe Partners
* 2012-13: Vincenzo Morelli – TPG Inc.
* 2013-14: George Anson – HarbourVest Partners
* 2014-15: Stephen Welton – Business Growth Fund
* 2015-16: Jérôme Henrion – Gimv
* 2016-17: Jonathan Dean – AXA Investment Managers
* 2017-18: Nenad Marovac – DN Capital
* 2018-19: Michael Collins – Invest Europe
* 2019-20: Laurent Deville – LGT Capital Partners
* 2020-21: Frans Tieleman – CVC Capital Partners
* 2021-22: Anne Fossemalle – EBRD
* 2022-23: Max Römer – Quadriga Capital
* 2023-24: Klaus Hommels – Lakestar
* 2024-25: Johannes Huth – KKR
* 2025-26: Elias Korosis – Federated Hermes Private Equity

## References

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Greenhalgh, Hugo (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.
3. ↑ "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.
4. ↑ "Plotselinge opleving in mager jaar: honderden miljoenen erbij voor start-ups" (in nl). https://fd.nl/tech-en-innovatie/1577412/plotselinge-opleving-in-mager-jaar-honderden-miljoenen-erbij-voor-start-ups.
5. ↑ "Invest Europe Professional Standards Handbook | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/industry-standards/professional-standards/.
6. ↑ "Invest Europe bolsters transparency guidelines". 24 November 2015. http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2015-11-24/invest-europe-transparency-guidelines. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
7. ↑ "H1 2025: AI and defence take centre stage in European private equity and venture capital amid trade tensions | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/news/newsroom/h1-2025-ai-and-defence-take-centre-stage-in-european-private-equity-and-venture-capital-amid-trade-tensions/.
8. ↑ "EVCA rebrands as Invest Europe · Articles · Global Corporate Venturing". October 2015. http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/12089/evca-rebrands-as-invest-europe.
9. ↑ "Invest Europe commits to EU climate neutrality goals" (in en). https://realdeals.eu.com/article/invest-europe-commits-to-eu-climate-neutrality-goals.
10. ↑ "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/.
11. ↑ "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/.
12. ↑ "European Small Business Finance Outlook". December 2015. http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/eif_wp_32.pdf.
13. ↑ "Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2017 | en | OECD". http://www.oecd.org/std/business-stats/entrepreneurship-at-a-glance-22266941.htm.
14. ↑ "New Joint Study from EUIPO & Invest Europe: Protecting European Innovation – Private Equity's Role in European Intellectual Property Rights - IP Helpdesk" (in en). https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/new-joint-study-euipo-invest-europe-protecting-european-innovation-private-equitys-role-european-2024-11-21_en.
15. ↑ "Private Equity: Why Europe Is Preparing for Its Comeback" (in en). https://www.ideal-investisseur.fr/en/investments/private-equity-why-europe-is-preparing-for-its-comeback-32504.html.
16. ↑ "10 key findings from Atomico's State of European Tech report". https://sifted.eu/articles/state-european-tech-report-2025/.
17. ↑ "European Data Cooperative (EDC) | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/research/research/data-collection/.
18. ↑ "European Data Cooperative formed to gather ESG data | News | LexisNexis" (in en). https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/european-data-cooperative-formed-to-gather-esg-data.
19. ↑ Miskelly, Nicole (2016-09-16). "Invest Europe eases EU-wide data collection – Exclusive" (in en-US). https://www.privatefundscfo.com/invest-europe-eases-eu-wide-data-collection-exclusive/.
20. ↑ "Eric de Montgolfier appointed as new Invest Europe CEO | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/news/newsroom/eric-de-montgolfier-appointed-as-new-invest-europe-ceo/.
21. ↑ 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/.
22. ↑ "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/.
23. ↑ 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/.
24. ↑ "Invest Europe 40th anniversary | Chairs | Invest Europe". https://www.investeurope.eu/40th-anniversary/chairs/.

## External links

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