Real Venture Capital: Building International Businesses

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
About the Author......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
1 Introduction and Rationale......Page 16
2 Background and History of Venture Capital......Page 20
3 Other Forms of Private Equity......Page 24
4 Venture Capital Definitions and Approaches......Page 27
5 Growth Markets and International Expansion......Page 33
6 The Commercial Application of Technology Products......Page 38
7 Entrepreneurs, Managers and Directors......Page 41
8 The Management of Resources......Page 46
9 Financial Philosophy and Control......Page 49
10 Financing and Its Structures......Page 53
11 Start-Ups......Page 56
12 Second-Stage Financings......Page 60
13 Third-Stage Financings......Page 63
14 Turnrounds......Page 66
15 Strategic and Other Alliances......Page 69
16 Flotations......Page 72
17 Acquisitions and Mergers......Page 76
18 Trade Sales......Page 79
19 Case Studies......Page 82
20 International Niche Businesses......Page 89
21 International Development......Page 94
22 International Financing......Page 99
23 Fund Structures and Management......Page 102
24 Investment Processes......Page 105
25 Investment Examples......Page 111
26 Future Developments......Page 115
27 The Role of the Venture Capitalist......Page 119
28 The Role of the Investor......Page 122
29 The Impact on the Economy......Page 126
30 Conclusions and Lessons......Page 129
Appendix I – An Early Paper on Venture Capital......Page 133
Appendix II – The Healthcare and Technology Markets......Page 148
Appendix III – Company Boards: Their Role and Structure......Page 161
Appendix IV – Investment Memorandum Formats......Page 185
Appendix V – Examples of Investment Memoranda......Page 192
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