HVCA Yearbook 2008
04/04/2008. The Hungarian private equity and venture capital market had a successful year in 2007. The growth of the market continued throughout the year and along with the high number of exits, several acknowledged international PE/VC investors have allocated new capital to Hungary and the Central and Eastern European region, according to the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Yearbook 2008.

The five-year progress of the Hungarian venture capital industry
02/04/2008. This report from the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HVCA) gives a comprehensive overview of the past five years of venture capital and private equity investing in Hungary. It looks at the importance, the participants and the latest developments of the industry in comparison with activities in Europe.

HVCA Yearbook
30/08/2006. The Hungarian private equity and venture capital market had a successful year says the HVCA in their annual yearbook. The growth of the market continued throughout the year and along with the high number of exits, several acknowledged international PE/VC investors have allocated new capital to Hungary and the Central and Eastern European region.

The development of venture capital and private equity industry in Hungary 1989-2004
21/06/2006. By outlining the definite processes apparent in the venture capital and private equity market, the survey allows for a better understanding of the development and characteristics of this unique asset class. As a result, it may facilitate the penetration of new capital sources into the Hungarian market, and may provide assistance to investors in creating a more successful market strategy.

Recent changes in Hungarian competition law
24/02/2006. This briefing highlights recent changes to competition law in Hungary, says Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as it seeks to harmonise its legislation with EU rules.

2004 Yearbook
03/05/2005. The Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's 2004 Yearbook reviews developments in 2003 and provides a legal overview of private equity fundraising from Hungarian pension funds.

Hungarian private equity market showed clear signs of maturity in 2004
29/03/2005. Without wanting to state the blindingly obvious, emerging markets are by definition emerging. They do not possess the characteristics of mature and established markets. But the term 'emerging' tends to distort the extent to which individual markets have reached different points on the path to adulthood. Hungary is a clear example of a market that has perhaps been done an injustice by still being termed an 'emerging' market.

Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Newsletter
18/02/2004. One of the major trends in the Hungarian private equity market in 2003 was the increasingly prominent role of the state in financing early-stage companies, according to the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Spring 2003 Newsletter
27/08/2003. Hungary's private equity industry enjoyed a favourable first quarter in 2003, according to the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. While the market remains small it has continued to grow steadily despite the global economic downturn that has plagued the private equity industry worldwide.

Hungary's venture capital industry
12/08/2003. Hungary has played an important role in the development of the venture capital industry throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Here, law firm Nagy és Trócsányi outlines the legal structure of Hungary's venture capital industry and some of the underlying trends over the last few years.

Fundraising from institutional investors in light of legal regulations
25/06/2002. The European venture capital industry has been subjected to several important regulatory changes in recent years that have aimed to promote the industry among institutional investors. The Hungarian Venture Capital Association discusses the legal changes that are expected to facilitate investments in private equity by pension funds in the region.

The past and future of venture capital and private equity
04/06/2002. The face of the Hungarian private equity industry, and that of Central and Eastern Europe in general, has changed considerably over the last few years. What does the future hold for the asset class in the region given the current troubled climate? Gabor Baranyai of the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association puts forward his view.

Certain characteristics of private equity and venture capital in the Republic of Hungary.
20/03/2002. New laws introduced in the 1990s have allowed greater opportunities for foreign investment into Hungary's private equity market and the country has enjoyed an increase in its overall range of transactions. Annamaria Csenterics of Hogan & Hartson LLP provides an insight into the characteristics of the country's private equity and venture capital industry.

Investments and exits: A Survey of the private equity market in Hungary 2000
29/05/2001. In 2000, an explosion of private equity deals and investments hit Hungary. Sectors such as the internet, IT and telecoms were at centre stage and exiting funds exceeded their IRR expectations.

New economy in Hungary
29/05/2001. There has been a recent explosion of venture capital investments in the IT sector in Hungary and Europe. This report from Deloitte & Touche discusses the main challenges facing high-tech companies in central Europe and emphasises the types of deal opportunity available for those organisations with capital to invest.