In his report, Mario Draghi was very clear about the challenge we face on the innovation front: “Europe must profoundly refocus its collective efforts on closing the innovation gap with the US and China, especially in advanced technologies.”

Over the past year, building on recent trends, we have intensified our equity activity in order to fuel the European innovation ecosystem. This has ranged from investments in VC, PE, PC and infrastructure, but also taken the form of new initiatives and partnerships.