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Front Cover -- Private Equity and Venture Capital in Europe: Markets, Techniques, and Deals -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Foreword by Michael Collins -- Foreword by Josh Lerner -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: General Framework and Private Equity Deals -- Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Private Equity and Venture Capital -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Definition of Private Equity and Venture Capital -- 1.2.1. Certification Effect -- 1.2.2. Network Effect -- 1.2.3. Knowledge Effect -- 1.2.4. Financial Effect -- 1.3. Main Differences between Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance -- 1.4. The Map of Equity Investment: An Entrepreneur's Perspective -- 1.5. The Map of Equity Investment: An Investor's Perspective -- 1.6. The PE Market in Europe -- 1.6.1. Fundraising Activity During 2015 -- 1.6.2. Investment Activity During 2015 -- 1.6.3. Divestment Activity During 2015 -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundation of Private Equity and Venture Capital -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Theories About Corporation Financing -- 2.2.1. Remarks on the Approach of Modigliani and Miller -- 2.2.2. Remarks on the Trade-Off Theory Approach -- 2.2.3. Remarks on Agency Theory -- 2.2.4. Remarks on Pecking Order Theory -- Chapter 3: Clusters of Investment Within Private Equity -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Preliminary Focus on the Different Clusters of Investment -- 3.3. The Main Issues of Investment Clusters -- 3.4. Private Equity Deals -- 3.4.1. Seed Financing -- 3.4.2. Start-Up Financing -- 3.4.3. Early Stage Financing -- 3.4.4. Expansion Financing -- 3.4.5. Replacement Financing -- 3.4.6. Vulture Financing -- Chapter 4: Investing in the Early Stages of a Company: Venture Capital -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. General Overview of Early Stage Financing -- 4.2.1. Seed Financing -- 4.2.2. Start-Up Financing -- 4.2.3. Early Growth Financing.
12.2. Creation of the Business Idea -- 12.3. Venture Capital Organizations -- 12.4. Job Selling -- 12.5. Debt Raising -- 12.6. Calling Plan -- 12.7. Types of Investment -- Chapter 13: Investing -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.1.1. Groups Involved -- 13.2. The Investing Phase -- 13.3. Decision Making -- 13.3.1. Deal Flow (Origination) -- 13.3.2. Screening -- 13.3.3. Valuation and Due Diligence -- 13.3.4. Rating Assignment -- 13.3.5. Negotiation -- 13.3.6. Decision to Invest -- 13.4. Deal Making -- 13.4.1. Targeting -- 13.4.2. Liability Profile -- 13.4.3. Engagement -- 13.5. Problems and Critical Areas of Venture Capital Operations -- 13.6. The Role of Managerial Resources in Venture Capital -- 13.7. Possible Unsuccessful Financial Participation -- 13.8. Involvement of the Private Equity in the Board of Directors -- Chapter 14: Managing and Monitoring -- 14.1. Introduction -- 14.2. Why Is There a Need for a Management and Monitoring Phase? -- 14.3. Performance Determination -- 14.4. The Managing and Monitoring Phase -- 14.4.1. Actions to Create and Measure Value -- 14.4.2. Actions to Protect Value -- 14.4.2.1. Liquidity Management in the Presence of a Put Option -- Example -- Chapter 15: Exiting -- 15.1. Introduction -- 15.2. The Exit Vademecum -- 15.3. Exit Alternatives -- 15.3.1. Trade Sale -- 15.3.2. Buyback -- 15.3.3. Sale to Other Private Equity Investors -- 15.3.4. Write-Off -- 15.3.5. IPO or Sale Post-IPO -- 15.4. Quotation of Private Equity Companies -- 15.4.1. Potential Advantages and Disadvantages -- 15.4.2. Segmentation of Private Equity Operators -- Chapter 16: Listing a Private Company -- 16.1. General Overview of an IPO -- 16.2. Characteristics of a Company Going Public -- 16.3. Advantages of an IPO for the Company -- 16.4. Advantages of an IPO for Shareholders -- 16.5. Advantages of an IPO for Management -- 16.6. Disadvantages of an IPO.
4.3. Operation Phases During Early Stage Financing -- 4.4. Structure of Venture Capitalists in Early Stage Financing -- 4.5. Selection of the Target Company -- 4.6. Supporting Innovation Development -- 4.7. Private Investor Motivation and Criteria -- Chapter 5: Investments in Mature Companies: Expansion Financing -- 5.1. General Overview of Financing Growth -- 5.2. Expansion Financing -- 5.3. The Cluster of Expansion Growth Deals -- 5.4. Characteristics of Growth -- 5.5. Internal Growth -- 5.6. External Growth -- 5.6.1. M&A Motivations -- 5.6.2. M&A Characteristics -- 5.6.3. M&A in the Private Equity Business -- 5.7. Advantages for Venture-Backed Companies -- 5.8. Disadvantages for Venture-Backed Companies -- Chapter 6: Investments in Mature Companies: Replacement Financing -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Replacement Financing -- 6.3. PIPE Deals -- 6.4. Corporate Governance Deals/Turnaround Deals -- 6.4.1. Characteristics of Turnaround Deals -- 6.4.2. Reasons Behind Turnaround Deals -- 6.4.3. Valuation and Risk Management in Turnaround -- 6.5. LBO -- 6.5.1. General Overview of Buy Outs -- 6.5.2. Characteristics of a Buy Out Deal -- 6.5.2.1. Financial Structure -- 6.5.2.2. Corporate Governance -- 6.5.3. LBO as a Private Equity Deal -- 6.5.3.1. Valuation -- 6.5.3.2. Managed Risk -- 6.5.3.3. Condition for a Good and Bad Buy Out -- Chapter 7: Investing in Mature Companies: Vulture Financing -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. General Overview of Vulture Financing -- 7.3. Characteristics of Restructuring Financing -- 7.4. Characteristics of Distressed Financing -- Part 2: Legal and Fiscal Framework in the Private Equity Business -- Chapter 8: Legal Framework in Europe for Equity Investors -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Different Financial Institutions That Invest in Equity: An Introduction to the EU System.
8.3. Banks and Investment Firms: Common Rules and Differences in the EU -- 8.3.1. Banks -- 8.3.1.1. The Role of Basel Frameworks on Private Equity Investments for Banks and Investments Firms -- 8.3.2. Investment Firms -- 8.4. Closed-End Funds -- 8.4.1. Funds -- 8.4.2. AMC -- 8.4.2.1. The Minimum Requisites to Operate for AMC -- 8.4.2.2. Governance Rules for AMC -- 8.4.2.3. Management Rules for AMC -- 8.4.3. Closed-End Funds -- 8.4.3.1. General Framework for Closed-End Funds -- 8.4.3.2. Internal Code of Activities for Closed-End Funds -- 8.4.3.3. The Investment Policy for Closed-End Funds -- 8.4.3.4. Definition of Public and R̀̀eservedÂÁ̂ ́Offer -- 8.5. Reasons for Choosing a Closed-End Fund Rather Than Banks or Investment Firms -- 8.6. The Relationship Between Closed-End Funds and AMCS: Economic and Financial Links -- 8.6.1. General Overview of Costs and Revenues -- 8.6.2. Management Fee -- 8.6.3. Carried Interest -- 8.7. Vehicles for Private Equity Finance in the EU -- 8.7.1. The Legal Framework for Private Equity Finance in France -- 8.7.2. The Legal Framework for Private Equity Finance in Germany -- 8.7.3. The Legal Framework for Private Equity Finance in the Netherlands -- 8.7.4. The Legal Framework for Private Equity Finance in Spain -- Chapter 9: Legal Framework in the United States and United Kingdom for Equity Investors -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Why the United States and United Kingdom Differ From the EU: The Common Law versus Civil Law System and the Impact o ... -- 9.3. Rules for US Equity Investors -- 9.3.1. Venture Capital Funds -- 9.3.2. Small Business Investment Companies -- 9.3.3. Corporate Ventures -- 9.3.4. Banks -- 9.3.5. Business Angels -- 9.4. Rules for UK Equity Investors -- 9.4.1. Venture Capital Funds -- 9.4.2. Venture Capital Trusts -- 9.4.3. Merchant Banks -- 9.4.4. Business Angels -- 9.4.5. Dedicated Public Institutions.
9.5. Carried Interest and Management Fee Scheme: US and UK Systems -- 9.5.1. Management Fee -- 9.5.2. Carried Interest -- 9.6. Clauses Signed in an LP Agreement -- Chapter 10: Taxation Framework for Private Equity and Fiscal Impact for Equity Investors -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Fundamental Role of Taxation in Private Equity and Venture Capital -- 10.3. Taxation and Equity Investors: Lessons From Theory and Relevant Models -- 10.3.1. Taxation on Dividends, Earnings, and Capital Gain -- 10.3.2. Fiscal Incentive to Start-Up and to Incentivize R&D Expenses -- 10.3.3. Fiscal Incentive to Increase Leverage and/or Equity -- 10.4. Taxation Players: Investment Vehicles, Investors, and Companies Demanding Capital -- 10.5. Taxation Features Around the World: A Brief Comparative Analysis -- 10.5.1. Taxation in Italy -- 10.5.2. Taxation in France -- 10.5.3. Taxation in Germany -- 10.5.4. Taxation in Spain -- 10.5.5. Taxation in Luxembourg -- 10.5.6. Taxation in Netherlands -- 10.5.7. Taxation in the United Kingdom -- 10.5.8. Taxation in the United States -- 10.6. Fiscal Framework for Equity Investors and Vehicles: The EU Condition -- 10.6.1. Taxation of the Most Important Private Equity and Venture Capital Vehicles -- 10.6.2. Vehicle Taxation: Italy -- 10.6.3. Vehicle Taxation: United States -- 10.6.4. Vehicle Taxation: United Kingdom -- Part 3: Managing a Private Equity Investment -- Chapter 11: The Managerial Process -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. The Need of a Structured Managerial Process for the Private Equity Business -- 11.3. Equity Investment as a Process: Organization and Management -- 11.4. The Four Pillars of Equity Investment -- 11.4.1. Fundraising -- 11.4.2. Investing -- 11.4.3. Managing and Monitoring -- 11.4.4. Exiting -- 11.5. The Relevance of Expertise and Skills Within the Process -- Chapter 12: Fundraising -- 12.1. Introduction.
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