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At present there are simply too few fast growing enterprises in Europe. Without this vibrant sector of the economy, GDP and productivity growth will continue to suffer compared to other economies. Although Europe had made progress in encouraging a more favourable culture and environment for entrepreneurship, much remains to be done to make this reality both on the regulatory and educational side. Long-term changes in cultural attitudes will also be a key driver in improving the entrepreneurial environment. Private equity and venture capital gives a boost to those fast growing companies.
In November 2007, EVCA launched a “Guide on Private Equity and Venture Capital for Entrepreneurs” . It aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the private equity and venture capital business model and investment process, and includes not only a description of the relationship between the entrepreneur and the private equity fund managers, the stages towards an eventual agreement, the follow-up to and the exit from an investment, but also how funds are structured. To read the full paper online, please click here.
The guide was prepared with support from the European Commission to provide staff of the Euro Info Centres with a better understanding of private equity and venture capital.
