Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for World Economics
No 1087:
Venture Capital in Europe's Common Market: A Quantitative Description
Andrea Schertler
Abstract: This paper offers a quantitative description of European
private equity markets and compares the recent development in these markets
with the development of the US venture capital market. Moreover, the paper
addresses the differences between private equity investors acting in a
single national market by analysing micro data on French and German private
equity investors.
European markets for private equity have experienced
substantial growth at the end of the 1990s and so has the US venture
capital market. However, in Europe, private equity investments in
enterprisesÂ’ early and expansion stages as well as in high-technology
enterprises are, relative to GDP, significantly lower than in the US.
Keywords: venture capital, private equity, Europe, United States; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: G24; G00; (follow links to similar papers)
103 pages, December 2001
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