In the newly revised second edition of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of
Entrepreneurship, a dedicated team of researchers and professionals delivers an …

This article examines quantitative data on economic growth, market composition, deal
structures, exit opportunities, and manager performance in emerging markets relative to …

In January 2017, members of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia, the
Kingdom’s stock market regulator, could look back at 11 years since the country’s first domestic …

In 2011, private equity firms (early stage through buyout) raised a record US $10.13 billion
to invest in Latin America. The 27% increase from the prior year’s $8.1 billion (also a record) …

In the past two decades, patents of inventions related to financial services (“finance patents”),
as well as litigation around these patents, have surged. One of the repeated concerns …

Venture capital (VC) investment has long been recognized as an engine for economic growth
and development. Unlike bank loans, where the entrepreneur receives money and is left …

David Fischer is trying to raise $200 million for a first-time venture debt fund that will be
affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank, a major technology lender. Despite his lengthy experience in …

David Swensen and the Investments Office staff must decide whether to continue to allocate
the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments-hedge funds, private equity, …

Our results, however, must be interpreted cautiously because (a) public firms likely do not
exhibit the type of financial constraints encountered by small private firms and thus are …

Creative Capital provides grants to individual artists using a venture capital model-the money
comes with guidance and governance. Artists receive money as milestones are reached …