Comparison · 11 material differences
Invest Europe vs TMA
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Verified September 2026
Professional association
Verified September 2026 Invest Europe
European private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund managers and the institutional investors who back them
Professional association
TMA
Professionals working in corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: turnaround practitioners, restructuring lawyers, lenders, investors, accountants, appraisers…
What the records say
- Maximum age at joining: Invest Europe: No published maximum age at joining; TMA: NextGen membership is limited to new members aged 40 and under at the time of application.
- Geographic restriction: Invest Europe: Full members must be located in Europe; TMA: No published geographic restriction.
- Industry restriction: Invest Europe: No published industry restriction; TMA: Work in or around corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultants.
- Annual dues: 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; TMA: $475 a year.
Side by side
| Invest Europe | TMA | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Professional association | Professional association |
| Founded | 1983 (Founded in 1983 as the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA); renamed Invest Europe in 2015) | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium | Chicago, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Members based in 57 countries, 42 of them in Europe; offices in Brussels and London | 54 chapters worldwide, 34 of them in North America; international chapters across Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Australia |
| Members | 650as of September 2026 | 10,000as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Not applicable: Invest Europe has no chapters; it organises members into four platforms | 54 |
| Primary audience | European private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund managers and the institutional investors who back them | Professionals working in corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: turnaround practitioners, restructuring lawyers, lenders, investors, accountants, appraisers and advisers |
| Typical member | 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. | TMA reports its membership as roughly 43% turnaround practitioners and advisers, 20% attorneys, 14% lenders and bankers, 3% investors and 20% other related professionals including receivers, appraisers, academics, government officials, judges and recruiters. Membership is individual only, not by firm. |
| Qualification | ||
| Maximum age at joining | No published maximum age at joining | NextGen membership is limited to new members aged 40 and under at the time of applicationAvailable for two years or until age 41, whichever comes firstverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Geographic restriction | Full members must be located in Europeverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Industry restriction | No published industry restriction | Work in or around corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultantsTMA does not publish a formal eligibility test for professional membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | No |
| Application process | 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. | An individual joins through my.turnaround.org, choosing a membership category and a local chapter. Discounted categories (NextGen, government or academic, and student) require verification and are subject to approval. Membership runs for twelve months from enrolment on an individual anniversary cycle. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: Invest Europe publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance data | Not publicly disclosed: membership is open to professionals in the field; only the discounted categories are described as subject to approval |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | 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 ↗ | $475 a yearProfessional membership; includes membership of the member's local chapterverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | TMA publishes two conflicting dues schedules on different pages; the Join & Benefits figures above are the ones consistent with its current chapter count. |
| Local chapter dues | Not publicly disclosed. Invest Europe publishes no fee schedule for any membership category. | No separate chapter dues for professional members: local chapter membership is included in the professional rateverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual | 12 months from enrolment, on an individual anniversary cycle |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | A year-round conference and training calendar including the Venture Capital Forum and the Investors' Forum | Local chapter programmes through the year plus TMA Annual, regional symposia and other conferences |
| Peer forums | No peer-forum structure; members organise through four membership platforms and their councils | No confidential peer forums; members organise through chapters, committees and volunteer groups |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found beyond the Professional Standards Handbook | Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Chapter-based, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | Partial | 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 | Yes |
| Investment discussions | Partial | Partial |
| Investment opportunities | No | Partial |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | High |
| Social emphasis | Low | Medium |
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