Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting, 2nd Edition

Preface

This book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in business, economics, law, and management. This book is also directed at practitioners with an interest in the venture capital and private equity industry. We consider a number of different countries in this book. The terms venture capital and private equity may differ in different countries, therefore in this book we generally refer to venture capital as risk capital for small private entrepreneurial firms and private equity as encompassing a broader array of investors, entrepreneurial firms and transactions, including later stage investments, turnaround investments, and buyout transactions.

Financial contracting is the common theme that links the topics covered ...