European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor market expenditures (e.g., unemployment insurance benefits) for providing worker insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor insurance mechanisms....

This paper discusses the landscape for private equity and venture capital financing in Nepal. It provides an overview of the nascent private equity and venture capital market in the country, describing key players, including funds, fund managers, investors, and public sector entities. The paper...

Private equity is subject to public debate regarding its impact on economies. While several papers have documented the effects of private equity on a firm level, the effects of private equity on an industry level is hardly addressed. This paper analyzes the influence of private equity on...

This paper surveys the growing body of recent literature on venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) and formulates an agenda for future research. Specifically, it covers and categorizes 314 articles that have appeared in top leading international journals since 2011 and points to areas that...

Private equity has transformed from a small asset class into a major player in the global economy. Despite being a U.S. invention, the private equity model has also managed to spread throughout Europe. Recently, the spotlight has been put on the private equity industry for a number of reasons:...

Access to finance is ranked as one of the constraints on businesses in the Western Balkans region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia). Across the region, up to 99 percent of enterprises are small or medium-sized (SMEs). SMEs are a primary source of...

European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor market expenditures (e.g., unemployment insurance benefits) for providing worker insurance. Employment regulations more directly tax firms making frequent labor adjustments than other labor insurance mechanisms....

This research investigates market parameters describing the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in the EU-27. Building on the review of relevant economic literature and recent surveys, the study identifies a number of meaningful indicators and proposes a model based on three clusters...

This paper presents a general overview of the European Private Equity (PE) market as of September 2009, based on industry activity data published by the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) in November 2009 and the latest performance data published by Thomson Reuters Venture Xpert as of...