Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-530) and index.
Minority Participations: 1965-1975 -- The Failed Venture Capital Experiment: 1976-1991 -- The Early Shoots: GENES Ventures & Matuschka/TVM -- The First Phase: From Venture Capital to LBOs -- The Second Phase: 3i, CVC, Bain, and Matuschka -- The Third Phase: Trial and Error with LBOs -- The Schroders' Story of the 1980s -- The 1984-1991 Experience in Retrospect -- The Fourth Phase: Frustrating Times 1992-1994 East German Adventures -- The Fifth Phase: Retrenchment & Spin-offs: 1995-1996 -- The Sixth Phase: The Tsunami Begins -- The Seventh Phase: 2001: The Collapse and its Aftermath -- The Eighth Phase: The Booming Market: 2004-2007 -- The Ninth Phase: The Fall What did Private Equity Ever do for Germany?