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Europe is on the map again, thanks to surges in internet activity, venture capital and M&As. Held in December 2000, the Wharton Global Business Forum reports on a burgeoning venture private equity market in Europe, belying the view that Europe is a minor player. Quite the reverse – panellists predicted a European ‘merger-quake' over the next ten years.

A whistle-stop tour through the Asian venture capital market - the regional issues and trends in the year 2000. From the political turmoil in Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand, recovery in Singapore and Hong Kong and the growing markets in Japan and India - all are charted here. And that's not forgetting the dot-com boom euphoria and the sobering effects of its demise.

The venture capital market in the Czech Republic has expanded in recent years but there are still obstacles thwarting its development. This overview discusses venture capital financing issues for entrepreneurs, but it also raises some salient points about attitudes, dealflow and the stock market, that institutions investing in the Czech Republic should take note of.

Pursuing investment opportunities in China should become far easier in the future. Deacons discusses the emerging legal framework for establishing venture capital funds which promises to change the nature of the industry. As foreign VC firms gain access, so do their institutional investors.

This report from Baker & McKenzie outlines some of the key legal issues affecting Swedish private equity funds, including the structure of funds, taxation, the stock market and competition laws. It raises some vital areas to pay attention to when conducting due diligence into Swedish private equity firms.

Poland has been through a lot of change in the last ten years - much of it painful. But as Enterprise Investors explains it has emerged as one of central Europe's most promising countries for private equity investment.

European private equity has raised €125bn for investment since the early eighties. But what exactly is it? And how does it help businesses develop? This report from the European Venture Capital Association provides key European market data on the industry and key facts for participants in this alternative asset class.

Once fire-bombed and forgotten, Dresden is now leading Silicon Saxony into a renaissance. Could it become a hotbed of venture capitalist activity?

The Dutch private equity market has expanded over the last few years says Loyens & Loeff. However, it experienced a slump last year and by the second half of 2000 there was a surplus of funds available for investment in the Netherlands. However, it still ranked fifth in western Europe for private equity investments made.

Since 1994, the number of technology companies in Ireland has increased by over 250 per cent. This has contributed to an increase in Irish private equity dealflow. Private equity firm Delta Partners looks at the dramatic growth of the sector, details the types of investors in the market and the routes that institutional investors can take to participate in it.