Invest Europe: “The European Data Cooperative (EDC) is a joint initiative developed by Invest Europe and its national association partners to collect Europe-wide industry data on activity (fundraising, investments, & divestments), economic impact (Employment, Turnover, EBITDA, & CAPEX) and ESG.
The EDC platform is jointly owned and operated by the private equity and venture capital associations of Europe. It serves as a single data entry point for their members and other contributors across the continent. The EDC brings together:
- 4,000 firms
- 10,900 funds
- 86,700 portfolio companies
- 330,900 transactions
Using one platform with a standardised methodology allows us to have consistent, robust pan-European statistics that are comparable across the region…(More)”