India has an estimated 26,000 startups, making it the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, recording consolidated inflows of over $36 billion in the past 3 years with 26 "unicorns" - startups valued over $1 billion. The Indian startup ecosystem has expanded quite rapidly mainly through...

Although fallen into disrepute Corporate financing in the form of private equity has developed into a billion-dollar industry. Private equity arose from the need for alternative financing options and has had a long lasting impact on the economy and society. Companies of this sector, which is...

The present report is a case study on crowdfunding as a finance instrument for SMEs and entrepreneurs. The report aims to examine the characteristics, diffusion and uptake by new firms and existing SMEs, assessing its effectiveness in supporting innovative or potentially high-growth firms to...

The entire venture capital sector of Central and Eastern Europe is characterised by the increased weight of state resources. The strengthening of public activities is mainly due to the new type of equity schemes introduced in the European Union's 2007 to 2013 programming period, which allowed...

This paper examines venture capital investments' development in selected Central and Eastern European countries. We determine the differences in the level of development and the reasons, and we offer conclusions that can serve as a guideline in Macedonia's and other CEE countries' venture...

There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of entrepreneurial firms. We fill this gap by examining a rich...

We study the effects private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) financing have on small and mid-sized single entity business establishments from 1995-2009. We focus on single entity establishments to cleanly examine the impact of PE and VC financing on establishments' organic growth. This...

Numerous studies have discussed that even if fundamental for innovation and economic growth, SMEs are often financially more constrained than large firms. Therefore, venture capitalists are often the only available sources of financing to small and young companies. Through the analysis of a...

Private Equity ist außerhalb des Fachpublikums von vielen Mythen und Missverständnissen umgeben. Dies fängt bereits bei der Funktionsweise und Größe des Sektors an, aber auch über die Profitabilität und die Gebührenstruktur von Private Equity Gesellschaften gibt es falsche Vorstellungen....