Venture Capital and Private Equity in Germany : Development of Investment Strategies (Der deutsche Beteiligungsmarkt: Entwicklung des Anbieterverhaltens)

In 2002 a comprehensive survey of German venture capital and private equity firms was conducted. Based on a follow-up survey in 2005 the development of the German venture capital and private equity market can be shown. This paper summarizes major findings concerning deal flow, screening, due diligence, value of information, expected returns, deal size, investment stages, syndication, and exists.The document was made available by courtesy of the publisher Fachverlag der Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt