Europe

The time has never been riper to explore business opportunities in Europe. The EU has made it easier and cheaper to set up new companies and environmental licenses, authorizations and notifications are simpler to acquire than ever before. The unified European market-place means one can easily buy and sell goods all over European Union without export and import fees. Businesses looking to expand into Europe have various profitable options such as joint ventures, building franchises, pursuing production agreements and more.

Countries in Europe

The EU is one of the wealthiest and largest economies in the world, comprised of 50 different countries populated by more than 740 million people. Although wealth varies from country to country, with the Eastern countries being generally less affluent than the Western, even Europe’s poorest members are far better off in terms of GDP than residents of developing countries on other continents. Opportunities abound throughout the continent, with some of Europe’s wealthiest and most-developed economies being Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Luxembourg, Andorra and Switzerland.

Germany

Germany is considered one of the top three global investment locations, alongside the United States and China, and is rapidly developing a reputation as the top European business destination.

Hungary

Hungary is holding significant investment value. Some of the main industries in the country are construction materials, mining, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, processed food and particularly vehicle manufacturing.

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has one of the most open economies in the world. Despite its continuing flirtation with socialism and the often-burdensome weight of history, it is a stable country, both politically and economically.

Spain

Spain is one of the top European countries when it comes to foreign investment. Read about investment opportunities and government investment aid.

The EU is one of the wealthiest and largest economies in the world, comprised of 50 different countries populated by more than 740 million people.

Companies Investing in Europe

After a long slump, analysts are heralding a new golden-era for Europe and declaring it a great time to invest in the region – as many leading companies are already doing. Resolution of political strife, strong growth figures and a pickup in inflation are all contributing factors to this upturn. The Euro Stoxx 600 index is rising steadily, and the telecoms, utilities and industrials sectors are enjoying huge growth. While the energy sector is recovering more slowly from its depression, there is a general consensus that the increase in nominal GDP across Europe will lead to strong performances by European companies.

Daiwa Asset Management Co.

Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd., a Japanese asset management company with a global presence. Learn more about Daiwa’s history and its investment practices.

WIND Ventures

WIND Ventures is a Corporate Capital Venture focusing on start-ups and scale-ups in new mobility, eco energy, and retail, to boost their growth in Latin America.

Robeco

Robeco is a Dutch asset managing company headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. As in December 2017, Robeco had AuM to the value of €191 billion under management.

Permanent TSB Group Holdings

Permanent TSB Group Holdings is an Irish financial services provider. Read about the company’s history and learn more about its significant investments.

Venture Capital Bank (VCBank)

Venture Capital Bank is an Islamic investment bank that operates in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Prime Ventures

Prime Ventures is a public venture capital firm with interests in the European technological entrepreneurial market.

HSBC

HSBC is the British financial banking group. The company’s service portfolio includes corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, mortgage loans, wealth management, private banking, credit cards, insurance, and finance.

CyberAgent Ventures

CyberAgent Ventures invests in countries around the Asia-Pacific region. The top countries invested in are Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. CyberAgent Ventures selects technology-focused companies that also have exceptional international market potential and are run by entrepreneurs who have good leadership and management skills.

Socialatom Ventures

Socialatom Ventures is a seed capital firm founded by entrepreneur and investor Andrés Barreto. The company invests in global tech startups located across the Americas and are pioneers in the recent entrepreneurial ecosystem development in Latin America.

After a long slump, analysts are heralding a new golden-era for Europe and declaring it a great time to invest in the region – as many leading companies are already doing

Investors with Interest in Europe

An improving economy and growing corporate earnings have bolstered the European stock market over the last year, and this upturn is only expected to increase. Venture capitalists and other investment funds from all over the world are particularly focusing their attention on the fast-growing fintech, saas, heath tech and Deep Tech markets.

Robert Gaal

Robert Gaal is a self-taught, self-made Dutch entrepreneur and investor. Gaal is best known as the founder of a range of tech startups. He is also known for having a diverse skillset which is invaluable in the tech industry.

Varun Dalal

Varun Dalal is a venture capital investor with a strong focus on early-stage companies in the mobile and media industries. He started his career in finance and is a qualified chartered accountant.

Ophelia Brown

Ophelia Brown is a London-based venture capitalist and investor with a passion for technology. She is the co-founder of Blossom Capital and is known in the tech investment world for her knowledge and skills in venture capital investments and startups.