Venture Capital in Europe

Business/Finance Venture Capital in Europe Greg N. Gregoriou, Maher Kooli, Roman Kraeussl Over the past decade, venture capital finance has developed into an important source of start-up and growth financing. This volume is fascinating reading and highly informative. Venture Capital in Europe contains thoughtful and informative essays by several of the leading scholars in the field, and provides a comprehensive picture of the structure of venture capital financing, the valuation of investments, and the exit routes for venture capitalists. I highly recommend it. Luc Renneboog, Professor of Finance, Tilburg University In this exquisitely edited volume, Gregoriou, Kooli, and Kraeussl artfully integrate a wide array of findings on the role and importance of venture capitalists in Europe. The articles, exclusively written for this volume by leading researchers in this topic, present the latest cutting edge research on venture capital in Europe. This volume helps build our understanding of this important phenomenon in Europe by offering an overview of European venture capital markets, the strategies of European venture capitalists, their financing and contracting behaviour and the performance of venture capitalists in the different European countries. I highly recommend this volume for those seeking to understand the increasing importance of venture capitalists in Europe. Erik E. Lehmann, Chair of Firm Strategy and Organization, University of Augsburg Venture Capital in Europe provides a timely and a comprehensive analysis of European venture capital and private equity by leading experts in this field. Through its many diligent articles, which are supported by detailed use of statistics, the book is an important source of information for anybody interested in Equity Capital Markets and the underlying forces driving its future across Europe. Dr. Josef Schuster, CEO and Founder, IPOX Schuster LLC Until recently, only the United States had an active venture capital market. This is changing rapidly, as many other countries have experienced rapid growth in venture capital financing over the past five years. Venture Capital in Europe contains new scientific articles showcasing the latest research on the subject of venture capital in Europe. Venture capital investment remains a highly relevant and timely topic with portfolio managers, individual investors, academics worldwide. Venture Capital in Europe examines in detail all the major issues regarding venture capital investment: contracting, financing, regulation, valuation, etc. and identifies new trends in the venture capital and private equity areas. Greg N. Gregoriou is Associate Professor of Finance and coordinator of faculty research in the School of Business and Economics at State University of New York , Plattsburgh (USA). Maher Kooli is Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Business and Management, University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) (Canada). Roman Kraeussl is Assistant Professor of Finance at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (Netherlands).Gregoriou, Greg N. is the author of 'Venture Capital in Europe', published 2006 under ISBN 9780750682596 and ISBN 0750682590.