Alternative Eigenkapitalquellen gefunden. Wenig Eigenkapital oder eine ungeregelte Nachfolge verschließen oft die Tür zum klassischen Bankkredit. Der Ausweg: die Aufnahme eines institutionellen Finanzinvestors. Welche Entwicklungschancen bieten sich mittelständischen Unternehmen? Was erwartet...

This paper offers a quantitative description of European private equity markets and compares the recent development in these markets with the development of the US venture capital market. Moreover, the paper addresses the differences between private equity investors acting in a single national...

This survey reviews the growing body of academic work on venture capital. It lays out the major data sources used. It examines the work on venture capital investments in companies, looking at issues of selection, contracting, post-investment services, and exits. The survey considers recent work...