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Overview

Lobbying Costs

840,000€

Financial year: Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

None declared

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

8

High-level Commission meetings

27

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association   (EVCA)

    EU Transparency Register

    60975211600-74 First registered on 28 Apr 2009

    Goals / Remit

    The EVCA is the voice of European private equity.
    Our membership covers the full range of private equity activity, from early-stage venture capital to the largest private equity firms, investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, fund-of-funds and family offices and associate members from related professions. We represent 700 member firms and 500 affiliate members.

    The EVCA shapes the future direction of the industry, while promoting it to stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, business owners and employee representatives.
    We explain private equity to the public and help shape public policy, so that our members can conduct their business effectively.
    The EVCA is responsible for the industry’s professional standards, demanding accountability, good governance and transparency from our members and spreading best practice through our training courses.

    We have the facts when it comes to European private equity, thanks to our trusted and authoritative research and analysis.

    The EVCA has 25 dedicated staff working in Brussels to make sure that our industry is heard.

    Main EU files targeted

    Address

    Head Office
    Place du Champ de Mars
    Brussels 1050
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    None declared

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    8 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Apr 2014

    Name Start date End Date
    Conor Quinn 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024
    Niels BERENDS 22 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024
    Niels BEREDNS 22 Sep 2023 25 Sep 2023
    Ms Klaudia PIASECZNA 09 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023
    Eric de Montgolfier 09 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023
    Eric de Montgolfier 17 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2022
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 21 Sep 2022 21 Sep 2023
    Conor Quinn 10 Jun 2022 10 Jun 2023
    Jacob Martin Bresson 20 Jan 2022 20 Jan 2023
    Eric de Montgolfier 17 Nov 2021 07 Nov 2022
    Ms Xandra Hjort 08 Sep 2021 09 Sep 2022
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 21 Sep 2021 21 Sep 2022
    Ms Sofia GARRIDO PEREZ 25 Feb 2021 17 Feb 2022
    Jacob Martin Bresson 08 Jan 2021 08 Jan 2022
    Eric de Montgolfier 21 Nov 2020 17 Nov 2021
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 22 Sep 2020 21 Sep 2021
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 27 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2021
    Simon Tosserams 27 Feb 2020 09 Sep 2020
    Jacob Martin Bresson 10 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021
    Eric de Montgolfier 21 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 10 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2020
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 27 Feb 2019 27 Feb 2020
    Mr Michael Collins 27 Feb 2019 07 Sep 2019
    Simon Tosserams 30 Jan 2019 01 Feb 2020
    Ms Anna Lekston 23 Jan 2019 03 Oct 2019
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 29 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019
    Ms Clarisse Hannotin 29 Aug 2018 01 Jan 2019
    Mr Tony Martin-Brieu 04 Jul 2018 06 Jan 2019
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 23 Feb 2018 23 Feb 2019
    Mr Michael Collins 23 Feb 2018 23 Feb 2019
    Ms Anna Lekston 17 Jan 2018 17 Jan 2019
    Danny O'CONNELL 03 Jan 2018 25 Jul 2018
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 31 Aug 2017 23 Aug 2018
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 21 Feb 2017 17 Feb 2018
    Mr Michael Collins 21 Feb 2017 17 Feb 2018
    Ms Anna Lekston 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018
    Danny O'CONNELL 03 Dec 2016 02 Dec 2017
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 24 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2017
    Mr Michael Collins 24 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2017
    Ms Dörte Höppner 09 Feb 2016 02 Dec 2016
    Ms Anna Lekston 30 Jan 2016 24 Jan 2017
    Danny O'CONNELL 18 Nov 2015 13 Nov 2016
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 21 Aug 2015 21 Aug 2016
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 06 Mar 2015 24 Feb 2016
    Mr Michael Collins 06 Mar 2015 24 Feb 2016
    Ms Dörte Höppner 28 Jan 2015 26 Jan 2016
    Ms Dörte Höppner 29 Jan 2014 29 Jan 2015
    Ms Erika Blanckaert 19 Mar 2014 06 Mar 2015
    Ms Anna Lekston 06 Jan 2015 19 Dec 2015
    Mrs Anna Lekston 06 Jan 2015 27 Jan 2015
    Danny O'CONNELL 05 Nov 2014 03 Nov 2015
    Christophe VERBOOMEN 04 Sep 2014 21 Aug 2015
    Mrs Erika Blanckaert 19 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Laurent De Smedt 19 Mar 2014 03 Sep 2014
    Mr Michael Collins 19 Mar 2014 06 Mar 2015
    Mrs Dörte Höppner 29 Jan 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Anna Lekston 10 Jan 2014 06 Jan 2015
    Danny O'CONNELL 29 Oct 2013 26 Oct 2014
    Mr James Crisp 24 Apr 2013 04 Apr 2014
    Mrs Erika Blanckaert 18 Apr 2013 19 Mar 2014
    Mr Laurent De Smedt 18 Apr 2013 19 Mar 2014
    Mr Michael Collins 18 Apr 2013 19 Mar 2014
    Mrs Dörte Höppner 19 Feb 2013 29 Jan 2014

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    None declared

    Person with legal responsibility

    Ms Dörte Höppner (Secretary General)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade, business & professional associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    840,000€

    Other financial info

    not applicable

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None declared

    Communication activities

    None declared

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    27 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    • Date 23 Feb 2024 Location Gent
      Subject Energy and climate transition
      DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • John Berrigan (Director-General)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 22 Feb 2024 Location Ghent
      Subject Physical meeting - Discussion on various issues related to the state of the CMU
      DG Taxation and Customs Union
      Attending
      • Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
    • Date 19 Sep 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), Foreign direct investment (FDI) screening framework, competitiveness, Retail investment strategy (RIS)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
      • Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
    • Date 05 Sep 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject EU investment environment
      DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • John Berrigan (Director-General)
    • Date 04 Sep 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject “EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act; Capital Markets Union; Sustainable Finance; EU Foreign Directive Investment framework.”
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 07 Oct 2021 Location Video Conferencing
      Subject Private Equity
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
      • Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
    • Date 30 Sep 2021 Location video conference
      Subject Solvency II, Basel implementation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
    • Date 22 Jun 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject Commissioners participation at an InvestEurope conference and general discussion on venture capital and private equity
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Apr 2021 Location video-conference
      Subject Capital Markets Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Apr 2021 Location virtual
      Subject CMU/AIFMD/ELTIF
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Feb 2021 Location Virtual call
      Subject Introduction to invest europe, Basel III
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
    • Date 09 Feb 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject introductory call
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Mar 2020 Location Brussels, BE
      Subject Green Deal and investment in Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
      Portfolio Economy
      Attending
      • Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Capital Markets Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Apr 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Venture Capital in Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Oct 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Invest Week
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Solvency II review
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Apr 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Cross-border distribution of investment funds
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Jan 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Fund of Funds
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Manuel Nobre Goncalves (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Nov 2015 Location London
      Subject Round Table on Venture Capital
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
      Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
    • Date 03 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Venture capital
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
    • Date 09 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Capital Markets Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
      Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Jack Schickler (Cabinet member)
    • Date 19 May 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Apr 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Capital Markets Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
      Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Chantal Hughes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Feb 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Venture capital
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Valérie Herzberg (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jan 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Contribution of venture capital to Research & Innovation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
    • Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject CMU/Venture capital issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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