TY - JOUR T1 - Venture Capital in Privatization Deals in Emerging Markets JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 84 LP - 92 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2007.699060 VL - 11 IS - 1 AU - Darek Klonowski Y1 - 2007/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/11/1/84.abstract N2 - The venture capital industry in Poland represents one of the most dynamic investment markets in the emerging economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). However, in spite of significant growth of the private sector, the most significant source of deals came from privatizing state-owned firms. This article describes the process of investing in a state-owned firm by five venture capital funds operating in the CEE region. It focuses on some unique challenges related to investing in these types of firms.TOPICS: Private equity, emerging, other real assets, technical analysis ER -