Jonathan Russell Speech
22/10/2008. EVCA's European private equity and venture capital policy meeting in Brussels on 8 October 2008 took place against an exceptional backdrop. One which has shaken much of the financial system to its core. EVCA chairman Jonathan Russell says that we are now faced with the very real prospect of a worsening economic environment that threatens Europe's continued prosperity.

The Private Equity Industry within the European Economic Model
15/10/2008. The past few years have seen a remarkable broadening and deepening of European financial markets. European private equity has ridden on the crest of this wave. The asset class grew four-fold in the space of a decade, said Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, at EVCA's European private equity and venture capital policy meeting in Brussels on 8 October 2008.

Benchmarking European tax and legal environments
08/10/2008. This study from EVCA, undertaken in collaboration with KPMG, aims to highlight the key areas which are relevant for the development of the industry and to provide an overview of the current tax and legal environments in Europe, outlining the positive measures that have been taken in some countries and also the areas where further improvements could be made. The study found that the gap between Europe's most and least favourable tax and legal environments has widened considerably. This year the highest ranking country is France, followed by Ireland and Belgium, pushing the UK out of the top three countries for the first time.

Recent developments in the European private equity markets
01/10/2008. This paper from the Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission examines market developments in venture capital and buy-out investment in Europe and the US through the analysis of funds raised, investments and exits. It discusses the profitability differential of European venture capital investment in comparison with the US and suggests that it could originate in the different ways in which research is financed and the unequal supply of financing, notably from business angels, for young companies that are not sufficiently mature for venture capital financing.