Following are the major associations worldwide and a brief description
of each. I have also included some useful links. As you were short of
time, I tried my level best to come out with a solution that can
address your needs.
EVCA (European Venture Capital Association)
http://www.evca.com
Minervastraat 4
B-1930 Zaventem (Brussels)
Belgium
EVCA is the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
representing the European private equity and venture capital industry
since 1983 and promoting private equity investment to Investors,
Policy Makers, Entrepreneurs and Industry. EVCA provides provision of
network opportunities, provision of training, coordination of public
affairs, research initiatives, publishing industry literature and
more.
Members include private equity houses as well as institutional
investors, investments bankers and professional advisors.
They have Publications relating to EVCA as an organization, Quarterly
newsletter, Studies undertaken by EVCA, Publications of specific
relevance to investors in private equity, Publications providing
insight into the European private equity tax and legal environment and
more.
They do have an annual conference and they sponsor seminars.
EVCA also provides training and many courses for the interested
members from its own Institute.
BVCA (British Venture Capital Association)
http://www.bvca.co.uk/
3 Clements Inn, London WC2A 2AZ
The BVCA was founded in 1983 and promotes private equity for the
benefit of entrepreneurs, investors, practitioners and the economy as
a whole. It has well over 300 members - over 160 Full Members who are
private equity companies active in making equity investments,
primarily in unquoted companies, and over 150 Associate Members who
are professional firms including accountants, lawyers and consultants.
It has a full membership and an associate membership category.
Yes, an American lawyer can join them.
They have a variety of publications and research reports.
They don’t seem to have an annual conference but a wide range of
networking events nationwide ranging from workshops to dinners with
celebrity speakers, lunches and drinks parties.
They do have a variety of training courses available and are extensive
and carefully tailored program run exclusively for members. Courses
range from an introductory course on private equity to specific
teaching on legal agreements, skills of negotiation and managing
portfolios to a course for practitioners acting as non-executives in
investee companies.
Global Venture Investment Association
http://www.gvia.org/
Global Venture Investors Association
8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 450
Vienna, VA 22182
The mission of the Global Venture Investors Association is to promote
the venture funded, growth company creation process and model in
countries around the world. It also helps Facilitating relationships
between international investors including venture capitalists and
U.S.-based venture capital firms. GVIA fosters professional contacts
and working relationships between Strategic investors from Asia,
Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Canada and the U.S. seeking an
institutionalized asset class with the potential for dramatic returns.
It has a global membership program.
Anyone interested in capital venture or private equity may join the
organization.
It holds conference once in two years.
Yes, it does sponsor seminars.
IVCA (Italian Venture Capital Association)
http://www.aifi.it/Home.html
A.I.F.I. (Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) was
created in May 1986, in order to promote, develop and represent
institutionally the venture capital and private equity activity in
Italy. Its mission is to develop and co-ordinate its members activity
in Italy and Europe, collaborating actively with the European Private
Equity and Venture Capital Association.
Full member matrix is quite heterogeneous, including as full members
Italian and international banks and their subsidiaries, industrial and
private investment companies, Italian closed-end funds, international
closed-end funds advisory companies as well as public operators and
financial institutions linked to the co-operative system. Associated
members are Italian and foreign associations as well as institutions
and companies interested in the development of the venture capital
industry in Italy.
It holds many events every year.
It publishes a yearly yearbook and some other interesting
publications.
NVST (United States Private Equity Network)
http://www.nvst.com/pnvHome.asp
10900 NE 4th Street, Suite 1800
Bellevue, WA 98004 USA
NVST is an Internet hub (or portal) for the worldwide private equity
and finance community. The NVST.com website provides online access to
Venture Capital or Merger & Acquisition investment opportunities,
professional journals, research databases and educational resources
for professional training. NVST.com is the only company providing this
broad range of private equity investment resources.
It has seven membership categories from Advisor, investor to
entrepreneurs.
Yes, an American lawyer can join the organization.
It holds a variety of seminars and conferences in cooperation with its
members.
It was selected as best of the web venture capital by Forbes Magazine.
CVCA (Canadian Venture Capital Association)
http://www.cvca.ca
234 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4P 1K5
The Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) was founded in July
1974 to represent the interests of its members by advocating, to
federal and provincial governments and relevant regulatory bodies
public policy measures that facilitate a strong and effective venture
capital industry and more.
It has one membership category which covers a very broad area.
Anyone interested in the association’s operation can join it.
It produces an annual publication containing: a statistical analysis
that provides up-to-date information on the activity and composition
of the venture capital industry in Canada; a directory of its
membership which profiles all member funds with capital under
management; and some summary information on the Association itself.
It also holds an annual conference and sponsors a variety of seminars.
Hungary Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
http://www2.hvca.hu/eng/home.php3
H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 32.
The Hungarian Venture Capital Association was set up in 1991 on the
initiative of Antra Kft. and Venture Capital Hungary. The association
has developed considerably since then: the original five members have
grown to a total of 26 full members, 36 associate members and 13
individual members.
They publish a yearbook and a newsletter.
They also hold various conferences.
IAIB (The International Association of Investment Bankers)
http://www.iaib.org/
BCE Place
161 Bay Street, Suite 4220
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2S1
Canada
The International Association of Investment Bankers (IAIB) is an
affiliation of investment banking firms from Europe, North America and
South America working together to broaden their reach and expertise
within the global marketplace. Since 1994, the IAIB member firms have
leveraged this network to offer their clients worldwide access to
providers of capital and acquirers/sellers of businesses. With this
capability, member firms are able to provide substantial added value
to their clients beyond that typically offered by purely domestic
advisors.
It has a membership plan for firms interested in investment banking.
An American firm may join the association. The criteria for selection
of IAIB members strongly emphasize the highest ethical standards,
capability, experience, integrity and sense of fair play at all times.
Each member has subscribed to the professional principles established
by the Securities and Investment Board of the United Kingdom.
NIBA (National Investment Banking Association)
http://www.nibanet.org
Athens, GA
National Investment Banking Association (NIBA) was organized in June
1994 as a national association of regional and independent
broker-dealer and investment banking firms seeking to improve
conditions in their industry, to strengthen the free-enterprise
system, and to provide a vital source of information and education to
its members and the investing public.
It has full membership and an associate membership category.
Individual members of the interested firms can join them.
They do not hold an annual conference but rather many individual
conferences.
They do sponsor many forums.
NVCA (National Venture Capital Association)
Http://www.nvca.com
NVCA
1655 North Fort Myer Drive
Suite 850
Arlington, Virginia 22209
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is the trade
association that represents the venture capital industry. It is a
member-based organization. Its membership consists of venture capital
firms and organizations who manage pools of risk equity capital
designated to be invested in young, emerging companies.
Currently, the NVCA represents 400+ member firms, representing the
majority of venture capital invested in U.S. based companies.
They print a variety of publications.
They have an annual meeting and large number of other events.
NVCA also hosts regional venture capital only breakfasts. These events
present the opportunity for local venture capitalists to get to know
each other and to discuss the key issues facing their businesses.
Belgian Venture Association
http://www.bvassociation.org
Official Seat
Gemeenschappenlaan 2
B-1140 Brussels
The Belgian Venturing Association, BVA, was founded in 1986 as a
professional association having as its objectives are the promotion of
venture capital in Belgium, The formation of a unified front capable
of serving as a spokesperson to the government in legal and fiscal
matters, To assure communication with similar associations abroad,
particularly the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), To
handle statistical data in the venture capital sector, To enhance the
possibilities of association between members and the promotion of
entrepreneurial spirit in Belgium.
Any venture capitalist, private equity fund or fun management company
can become a member who respects their code of ethics.
They have a newsletter for members and a couple of other publications.
Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association
http://www.seca.ch
Postfach 4332
6304 Zug
The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA) is the
representative body for Switzerland‘s private equity, venture capital
and corporate finance industries. SECA has the objective to promote
private equity and corporate finance activities in Switzerland. It has
three membership categories which include full membership, associate
membership and an individual membership.
Yes any interested individual can join SECA.
It has a newsletter and SECA provides selected news and articles on
relevant topics. However, only few of this news are publicly
available. The majority thereof is available to SECA members only.
Yes it has an annual meeting and it does sponsor seminars.
IPEN (International Private Equity Network)
http://www.ipen.com/
IPEN (International Private Equity Network) was launched on the
Internet in France four years ago by Professional Networks. IPEN is a
unique electronic marketplace where more than 100 professionals
exchange their buy and sell mandates regarding European SME. This
system works on the principle of blind profiles, therefore
guaranteeing the confidentiality inherent to these operations. Its
main objectives are to encourage collaboration during the phase of
identification of a counterpart, thus reducing the time spent on
research, and to multiply their possibilities at a lower cost. IPEN
has become, in the past three years, the first European marketplace
for M&A professionals and private equity houses.
Yes an American Lawyer can join them.
They have a newsletter.
They don’t hold an annual conference but they do sponsor many
seminars.
Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
http://www.vencap.se/start_e.asp
Grev Turegatan 14
SE114 46 Stockholm
Sweden
The Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA) is an
independent, non-profit association supporting the interests of
companies and persons who are active in the Swedish private equity and
venture capital industry. It has an active corporate member, an
associate corporate member and individual member category.
Any individual interested in venture capital can join them.
They have member directory and other articles but no major
publication.
They hold annual conference and sponsor seminars.
Other major associations include:
Irish Venture Capital Association
http://www.ivca.ie
French Venture Capital Association
http://www.afic.asso.fr
German Venture Capital Association
www.bvk-ev.de
Netherlands Venture Capital association
http://www.nvp.nl
Spanish Venture Capital Association
http://www.ascri.org/ascri/ascriweb.nsf
Links to private equity associations and investment banking
associations.
http://www.aifi.it/English/Links/Home.html
http://www.bu.edu/library/research-guides/bank.html
http://www.nvst.com/resources/pnvProAssc.asp#venture
Useful Search Terms
Private equity funds AND associations
Private equity associations
Venture capital associations
Investment banking associations
Hope this will help. Thanks for asking.
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