Comparison · 8 material differences
ILPA vs Invest Europe
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Verified September 2026
Professional association
Verified September 2026 ILPA
Institutional limited partners — pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and development finance institutions — that invest in…
Professional association
Invest Europe
European private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund managers and the institutional investors who back them
What the records say
- Geographic restriction — ILPA: No published geographic restriction; Invest Europe: Full members must be located in Europe.
- Annual dues — ILPA: $4,410 a year; Invest Europe: Not publicly disclosed — neither the membership page nor the become-a-member page publishes a subscription rate; enquiries are directed to the Head of Membership & Sponsorship.
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| ILPA | Invest Europe | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Professional association | Professional association |
| Founded | 2002 (ILPA describes its origins as an informal networking club of a few dozen limited partners more than two decades ago; secondary sources date its formal establishment as a trade association to 2002) | 1983 (Founded in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA); renamed Invest Europe in 2015) |
| Headquarters | Washington, United States | Brussels, Belgium |
| Geographic footprint | Members in 50-plus countries; roughly 60% US-based and 40% in Europe, Canada and elsewhere. Offices in Toronto, Washington DC and London. | Members based in 57 countries, 42 of them in Europe; offices in Brussels and London |
| Members | 600as of September 2026 | 650as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Not applicable — no chapters. ILPA runs 20-plus regional gatherings across 12-plus countries | Not applicable — Invest Europe has no chapters; it organises members into four platforms |
| Primary audience | Institutional limited partners — pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and development finance institutions — that invest in private market funds | European private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund managers and the institutional investors who back them |
| Typical member | Members are institutions rather than individuals: public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices, insurance companies, investment firms, development finance institutions and sovereign wealth funds. Around 7,000 individual professionals sit under those institutional memberships. Service providers, consultants and general partners are excluded. | Full members are private equity, venture capital and infrastructure firms and the investors in those funds, including large European pension funds and insurers, funds of funds, secondaries funds and banks. Associate members are advisers and service providers — law firms, consultants, financial advisers, academic institutions and NGOs. Honorary membership is reserved for national private equity associations. |
| Qualification | ||
| Geographic restriction | No published geographic restriction | Full members must be located in Europeverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Sometimes |
| Application process | An institution submits a membership application request form — a separate form exists for associate membership — and ILPA checks it against the three eligibility tests. Fees are then assigned from the four-tier AUM schedule for a 12-month term. Questions go to membership@ilpa.org. | Prospective members first check the member search tool to see whether their firm already holds membership, then apply through the become-a-member page or contact the Head of Membership & Sponsorship directly. Applications are assessed against the platform criteria and the Professional Standards Handbook code of conduct. Honorary applicants — national associations — must supply references from two current full members and are considered case by case. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed — ILPA publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance or rejection data | Not publicly disclosed — Invest Europe publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance data |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $4,410 a yearTier 1 — total AUM under $1.5 billion. Fees rise about 5% year over year.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed — neither the membership page nor the become-a-member page publishes a subscription rate; enquiries are directed to the Head of Membership & Sponsorshipverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Fees are institutional, cover a 12-month term, and are banded by total AUM in USD. | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | 12-month term, renewed annually | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Annual Summit, Legal Conference, Members' Conference and Forum EMEA, plus more than 20 regional gatherings across 12-plus countries and a webcast programme | A year-round conference and training calendar including the Venture Capital Forum and the Investors' Forum |
| Peer forums | No standing peer forums; members convene at conferences, regional gatherings and through the ILPA Connect platform | No peer-forum structure; members organise through four membership platforms and their councils |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified — no published confidentiality policy was found | Could not be independently verified — no published confidentiality policy was found beyond the Professional Standards Handbook |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual | Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | No |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Partial | No |
| Online community | Yes | Partial |
| Member directory | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Partial | Partial |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Partial |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | Medium |
| Social emphasis | Low | Low |
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