19.4. Perspectives and Destiny of Private Equity and Venture Capital

The great success of private equity and venture capital is to be able to change and transform itself to find new and efficient (even creative) solutions to sustain company liabilities. The 2007–2009 financial crisis marks a significant downturn in equity investment (big buyouts, stock exchange, and profit driven) and it launches global brainstorming about the future and new destiny of private equity and venture capital.

The story (and perhaps, the future too) of private equity and venture capital suggests that both strategies and business models are driven by a different combination of the three fundamental tools to create value in equity investment: multiples, leverage, and ...

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