pt. 1. The financial community's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 2. The entrepreneur's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 3. Private equity and the role of public policy in Europe.

This paper proposes and analyses a model of start-up investment. Innovative entrepreneurs are commercially inexperienced and can benefit from venture capital support. Only part of them succeed in matching with a venture capitalist while the rest must resort to standard bank finance. We consider...

Grundlegende Beiträge -- Grundüberlegungen zur Theorieorientierung in der Gründungsforschung -- Chancen und Risiken der Gründungsfinanzierung aus informationsökonomischer Sicht -- Entrepreneurial Finance und das Modigliani-Miller-Theorem -- Finanzierung von jungen Unternehmen in der Net...

This report covers seed stage financing for high growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. The paper provides an overview of angel financing, including a description of how it has evolved in OECD and non-OECD countries and policy interventions...