The European private equity market (management buy-outs and buy-ins) has grown in prominence over recent years with CMBOR figures showing the numbers of deals conducted rising from 1212 in 1998 to 1436 by the end of 2007. One of the most important features of this market has been the growth in...

Introduction -- Public policies to foster academic spin-offs -- Types of spin-offs -- Processes at the institutional level : incubation models -- Processes at the firm level : phases and models of development -- Entrepreneurial teams in spin-offs -- Financial constraints and access to finance --...