Archive

  • PE funds raised €52.4bn in the first half of 2021

    19 November 2021

    Insurers key players in the asset class, according to Invest Europe

  • Invest Europe appoints EBRD director as chair

    21 June 2021

    Anne Fossemalle takes over from Thierry Baudon to promote PE investments at European level

  • Industry bodies call on EC to ease barrier on equity investing

    17 June 2021

    Solvency II undermining insurer ability to invest in long-term equities

  • Insurers committed 10% of the capital in European PE funds in 2020

    13 May 2021

    Fundraising topped €100bn for the third year in a row, with a record 672 funds raised

  • Proposed Solvency II equity asset class is "unworkable"

    28 December 2018

    European Commission urged to review its long-term equity proposal in the Solvency II standard formula review

  • EU's €400m venture capital fund hopes to attract insurer interest

    08 November 2016

    VC funds often too small for larger investors to bother with