<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Sources of capital to finance companies in the SME sector is one of the basic conditions for the functioning and development of enterprises, especially in the early phase of their development. Increasingly popular is the use of capital market instruments, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Business Angels or Mezzanine. Funding of this kind can finance risky investments in return for a higher expected rate of return on capital. Access to financial resources and the conditions under which entrepreneurs can use them can determine the introduction of new technology, new products and services, expand distribution channels, implement changes that may lead to the growth in competitiveness and above all, innovation, thus the growth of the company. The paper presents results of statistical analysis of the venture capital and private equity funds investment strategies in selected countries. As a result investment profiles are created.</p></abstract>

Sources of capital to finance companies in the SME sector is one of the basic conditions for the functioning and development of enterprises, especially in the early phase of their development. Increasingly popular is the use of capital market instruments, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Business Angels or Mezzanine. Funding of this kind can finance risky investments in return for a higher expected rate of return on capital. Access to financial resources and the conditions under which entrepreneurs can use them can determine the introduction of new technology, new products and services, expand distribution channels, implement changes that may lead to the growth in competitiveness and above all, innovation, thus the growth of the company. The paper presents results of statistical analysis of the venture capital and private equity funds investment strategies in selected countries. As a result investment profiles are created.

Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment Preferences in Selected Countries

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Sources of capital to finance companies in the SME sector is one of the basic conditions for the functioning and development of enterprises, especially in the...

Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment Preferences in Selected Countries

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 128 - 137

Received: Aug 26, 2015

Accepted: Sep 13, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fiqf-2016-0124

Keywords
venture capital, private equity, correspondence analysis

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment Preferences in Selected Countries

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 128 - 137

Received: Aug 26, 2015

Accepted: Sep 13, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fiqf-2016-0124

Keywordsventure capital, private equity, correspondence analysis

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
venture capital, private equity, correspondence analysis