PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abeer Hassan
TI  - An Explanatory Study of Private Equity and Venture Capital in an Emerging Economy: <em>Evidence from Egypt</em>
AID  - 10.3905/JPE.2010.13.2.055
DP  - 2010 Feb 28
TA  - The Journal of Private Equity
PG  - 55--66
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/13/2/55.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/13/2/55.full
AB  - The private equity and venture capital industry began in the U.S. and then extended worldwide. As it expanded into other markets, there was a deliberate effort to duplicate U.S. industry practices. It is argued that private equity PE/VCcan be considered one of the most effective ways of promoting small and medium enterprises and the economic growth of a nation. However, the success of the PE/VC industry does not occur incidentally, especially in developing countries. This article shows how PE/VC operates in one emerging economy, namely, Egypt. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for research.TOPICS: Private equity, emerging, quantitative methods, manager selection