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With the increasing risk of a recessionary market environment, many investors are asking themselves what impact economic cycles have on the private equity industry.

European VC investors are warning of tougher conditions for emerging managers for the rest of the year as fundraising continues to be difficult.

A new study provides rare insights into the investment behavior of venture capitalists. Surprisingly, it is not always the numbers that decide in due diligence.

A new VC agenda for Germany and Europe - Why we need to mobilize private growth capital and how we can do it

In this study, we highlight the persistent major hurdles hindering access to venture capital, including a lack of private capital from institutional investors, internationally uncompetitive legal frameworks and a lack of opportunities for startup employees and citizens to participate in the value creation of startups and young companies.

Sifted: A lot has been made recently of American VC firms coming to Europe to splash their cash. But it’s a new generation of home-grown VCs — some of which don’t even exist yet — that are set to make a bigger splash.

Wirtschafts Woche: Venture capital expert Schmitz thinks the attention Biontech has been getting these weeks is good: “People are starting to realise that significant enterprise value is being created here, that research and venture capital are making a difference.”

Handelsblatt: Investor Mark Schmitz from the asset management platform Equation sees a clear connection between the incubator and increasing venture capital inflows.

A new VC agenda for Germany and Europe - Why we need to mobilize private growth capital and how we can do it

In this study, we highlight the persistent major hurdles hindering access to venture capital, including a lack of private capital from institutional investors, internationally uncompetitive legal frameworks and a lack of opportunities for startup employees and citizens to participate in the value creation of startups and young companies.