Europe

This 2011 White Paper from the European Business Angel Network outlines investing in for-profit businesses that have the specific objective of creating positive social and environmental impact. It explores this emerging sector and why it is interesting for early stage investors.

The EVCA Yearbook is the most comprehensive source for European private equity and venture capital activity data, collected from more than 1,200 private equity firms. Contents include annual figures on the levels of private equity and venture capital investment into European companies.

This summer 2011 edition of the EVCA Barometer examines trends in European private equity activity. It provides a sector focus for the life sciences industry, showing investment is increasing.

This quarterly activity indicator from EVCA and PEREP Analytics examines trends in European private equity activity between Q4 2007 and Q1 2011. It shows fundraising increased sharply in Q1 2011, up 121 per cent on Q4 2010.

In the first six months of 2011, the upturn of M&A activities as seen in 2010 slowed down again. The ZEW-Zephyr M&A-Index tracking the mergers and acquisitions completed worldwide reflects this development.