The following are useful links for private equity:

   
Industry Associations  
   
European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association http://www.evca.eu/
Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association  http://www.seca.ch/
US Private Equity and Venture Capital Association  http://www.nvca.org/
British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association  http://www.bvca.co.uk/
Turkish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (TVCA) http://www.turkvca.org/
Czech Venture Capital and Private Equity Association http://www.cvca.cz/
Hungarian Venture Capital Association http://www.hvca.hu/
Latvian Venture Capital Association http://www.lvca.lv/
Polish Private Equity Association http://www.ppea.org.pl/
Slovak Venture Capital and Private Equity Association http://www.slovca.sk/
Emerging Markets Private Equity Association http://www.empea.net/
   
Development Finance Institutions  
   
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development http://www.ebrd.com/
European Investment Bank http://www.eib.org/
European Investment Fund http://www.eif.europa.eu/
International Finance Corporation http://www.ifc.org/
Black Sea Trade & Development Bank http://www.bstdb.org/
European Development Finance Institutions http://www.edfi.be/
   
Investment Agencies and Business Associations  
   
Investbulgaria Agency http://www.investbg.government.bg/
Bulgarian Industrial Association http://www.bia-bg.com/
Romanian Investment Agency http://www.arisinvest.ro/
Ukrainian Investment Development Agency http://www.investukraine.org/
Turkish Investment Agency http://www.investinturkey.gov.tr/
   
Journals and News  
   
European venture capital, buyouts & start-ups www.initiative-europe.com
European private equity magazine www.realdeals.eu.com
News on European financial markets www.efinancialnews.com
Thomson buyout news www.buyoutsnews.com
Private equity news and interviews www.privateequityonline.com
Deal activity, financial markets, IPOs www.thedeal.com
Technology trends and venture capital information www.redherring.com