The EVCA

The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) is a member-based, non-profit trade association and was established in 1983 and is based in Brussels. EVCA represents, promotes and protects the interests of the European private equity and venture capital industry.

With over 1,300 members in Europe, EVCA's role includes representing the interests of the industry to regulators and standard setters; developing professional standards; providing industry research; professional development and forums, facilitating interaction between its members and key industry participants including institutional investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers and academics.

EVCA’s activities cover the whole range of private equity, from venture capital (seed, start-up and development capital), to buyouts and buyins.

British Venture Capital Association

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK. Their voice is one of authority when speaking for, or negotiating on behalf of, the UK industry. Their aim is to aid understanding, clarity and transparency around the activities of their members, promoting their industry to entrepreneurs and investors as well as to Government, the EU, trade unions, international media and the general public. More than 430 firms make up the BVCA members and this number continues to grow as the knowledge, news and counsel the BVCA is able to offer its membership is recognised as increasingly invaluable and essential.

Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

AVCAL represents and promotes the long term interests of the private equity and venture capital industry in Australia. They work to ensure a favourable environment for growth in sustainable equity investment and entrepreneurship. They fulfil this purpose by creating a forum for their members, being a single voice with government, regulators and the public through providing research and by facilitating networking and training programs throughout Australia. The association is overseen by a Council of 14 industry participants from the private equity and venture capital industries. The Council is supported by a range of specific working groups that provide input and guidance on specific issues and a secretariat headed by the industry spokesperson/CEO and is headquartered in Sydney, NSW.

European Venture Philanthropy Association

Venture Philanthropy is an approach to investing in charitable giving that applies venture capital principles to the non-profit and third sector. VP is therefore the natural evolution for private equity professionals who decide to pursue philanthropic activity. The European Venture Philanthropy Association is the only organisation of its kind in the world so far that unites organisations who practice and are interested in this relatively young and recent movement. The association now counts more than 120 members from over 20 countries coming from sectors as diverse as private equity, foundations, universities, private banks, and law firms. Join some of your peers as they strive towards a more active approach to philanthropy and consequently, a more effective manner of affecting change.