TY - JOUR T1 - Business Angels in Germany JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 50 LP - 58 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2000.319977 VL - 4 IS - 1 AU - Gary M. Cadenhead AU - Jürgen Weber AU - Malte Brettel AU - Cyril Jaugey AU - Cornelius Rost Y1 - 2000/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/4/1/50.abstract N2 - Empirical examination of business angels in Germany reveals a thriving market for investment opportunities and investor satisfaction. Although angels accept less than 10% of the opportunities offered, Germany's informal equity investors provide an important resource to bridge the financing gap for entrepreneurial startups having capital requirements under 1 million DM. The majority of angels interviewed bring a wealth of business acumen, as well as personal networks and industry knowledge, to assist their management teams. ER -