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#News in Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) 📰 Finnish pension fund chief calls for better market infrastructure to foster European innovation The CEO of Valtion Eläkerahasto - The State Pension Fund of Finland 🇫🇮, Timo Löyttyniemi, cited figures from Invest Europe which showed European venture capital outperforming its North American peers over 10 and 15 years, and argued it could help create a roadmap to increase the attractiveness of European growth companies among institutional investors. https://lnkd.in/eVFQY8xy #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #InvestEuropeDMM

Private equity investment supports job growth over the long term ⤵️ Net annual job creation growth from 2017-22 across the regions: 🔹 Nordics – 5.8% 🔹 DACH – 5.2% 🔹 CEE – 5.1% 🔹 UK and Ireland – 4.5% 🔹 France & Benelux – 3.7% 🔹 Southern Europe – 3.0% ➡️ http://bit.ly/PEatWork #PrivateEquityAtWork #jobs #growth #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #InvestEurope #BuildingBetterBusinesses

Get the latest insights on European private equity from Elias Korosis (Corossis), Global Investment Partner at Federated Hermes Private Equity and Vice-chair, LP Council & Chair-Elect at Invest Europe ⤵️ His article, "European private equity: data leads the way," explores the findings of the newly released Invest Europe ‘Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark’ report. Key takeaways ⤵️ 🔹 Net IRRs for growth/buyouts range from mid- to high-teens, with venture capital ranging from low-teens to twenties. 🔹 European PE exhibits strong money multiple returns, with buyouts achieving a 1.7x TVPI multiple compared to a 1.25x public market equivalent for MSCI Europe and a 1.5x for even the top listed comparators. 🔹 New performance analysis of the infrastructure sector shows promising results, crucial for the climate transition journey.   These insights are invaluable for asset allocation decisions, particularly during stock market rallies. Let's take a data-driven approach to global asset allocation and recognise the substantial value creation in European private equity.   Read the full article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHnPzbKD   #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #infrastructure #PrivateEquityPerformance

How does private equity performance stack up? Mid-market buyouts, European private equity’s engine room, generated the best performance of the segment with a net IRR of 16.90%, almost 10 percentage points ahead of listed equities. Members can read the Performance of European Private Equity report here ➡️ https://bit.ly/PMEReport #PrivateEquityPerformance #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital

How to measure private equity performance? Invest Europe’s on-demand e-learning course Principles of the Public Market Equivalent discusses the various performance measurement methodologies in private equity, with a focus on the Public Market Equivalent. 🎓📚 Register on the Invest Europe Learning Hub: https://lnkd.in/ebwBYzYQ and learn anywhere, at any time and at your own pace. #PrivateEquity #Training #InvestEurope #IEtraining

Strong appetite from international investors 💪   While fundraising in CEE fell in 2023, the proportion raised from European investors from outside CEE rose to 40% of the total – above the five-year average of 31%.   Get all the details in our new report ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dj_DejZ     #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #GrowthCapital #infrastructure #CEE #PEinCEE

📰 Opinion article in Euronews by J. Scott Marcus, Associate Senior Research Fellow in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and Digital Economy (GRID) Unit at CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies). 🦾 Increasing investment in high-tech start-ups is crucial for the EU to develop its own digital champions. By leveraging pension fund and insurance assets, Europe can drive innovation, enhance its digital sector, and secure future economic growth and stability. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/exyz9NeJ 💡 See the comments and read also Invest Europe’s "Forward" which sets out the case for long-term private capital investment and highlights 12 priorities to help the EU accelerate progress on its ambitious goals. #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #infrastructure #investment #CMU #CapitalMarketsUnion

13.8% growth 🏆 Private equity-backed companies in the #ICT sector grew jobs by 13.6% in 2021-22, equating to more than 104,000 new positions. Read the definitive guide to private equity employment and job creation: http://bit.ly/PEatWork #PrivateEquityAtWork #jobs #growth #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #InvestEurope #BuildingBetterBusinesses

Are you registered for #VCF24 yet? 📊 Keep yourself updated on the latest developments in the #venturecapital industry 🧲 #Network with the leading LP/GPs active in European #VC Take advantage of the 20% discount for GPs on registration 👉 https://lnkd.in/dQkBRrR #privateequity #networking

Lets celebrate success ⚡️⚡️⚡️! Europe has made remarkable positive steps in #venturecapital in the last decade. Lets continue like this, be bold, in all 27 🇪🇺Member States, grow and #scaleup while continuing investing in the development of disruptive technologies, get more institutional investors to join us, and also the future pensioneers. Why? Because there is a business case, for the good of us all, for our future, our security and safety, the competitiveness of European economy, #green and #digital transition. Thanks Amy Lewin for raising awareness and Invest Europe for the study 🙏! #europeantechchampionsinitiative #ETCI #InvestEU European Investment Fund (EIF) European Investment Bank (EIB) #EIC #EIT #togetherwemakeEuropestrong