In our research project “The Global Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index” we tackle the question where institutional investors should best allocate their venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) exposure. In this project, we have calculated an index in its...

Growth expectations and institutional settings in Central Eastern Europe are considered favorable for the establishment of a vibrant venture capital and private equity market. Despite this, there is a lack of risk capital. We examine the obstacles to institutional investments in the region...

We address the attractiveness of Central Eastern European countries for VC/PE investors by the construction of a composite index. For the index's composition we refer to the results of numerous prior research papers that investigate relevant parameters determining entrepreneurial activity and/or...

Growth expectations and institutional settings in Central Eastern Europe are assumed favorable for the establishment of vibrant Venture Capital and Private Equity markets. However, there is only a little risk capital market activity in the region. We examine the obstacles to institutional...

We examine the determinants of institutional investors when deciding about international capital allocation in Venture Capital and Private Equity Limited Partnerships through a questionnaire addressed to (potential) Limited Partners world-wide. The respondents provide information about their...

We calculate composite indices to compare the attractiveness of 27 European countries for institutional investments into the Venture Capital and Private Equity asset class. To achieve this we use 42 different parameters, and propose an aggregation structure that allows for benchmarking on more...