Venture capital investments reach rock bottom

EVCA Statistics: Total invested in the first nine months of 2010, € 26 billion of equity capital in European companies

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European private equity investments in expansion projects in the third quarter of 2010 increased by 32 percent over the second quarter. € 1.9 billion was invested in growth capital with which this segment is at its highest level since the end of the private equity boom (Q2 2008). This shows the quarterly statistics of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA).

Business Angel Day 2010 in the Albertina

Business Angel Day 2010 in the Albertina
11.11.2010 - 15:54
High-level conference about dynamic business investments on 18 November in Vienna.
© SYMPOSKeynote the Business Angel Day 2009
Business Angels are private investors who participate tend to very young companies. You pay start-ups with know-how, business contacts and, above all, money. Naturally: the sooner will be invested in the company's history, the greater the momentum. Multiplication of the capital are possible (as well as total failures). Venture capital is invested in conrast, by investment companies in more established companies. A later the business stage corresponds to a less dynamic investment-development.

In the United States exceeds the capital invested by business angels that of traditional venture capital firms already many times. The desire to support innovative projects including the prospect of unusually high income gives some 3 million people overseas wings of angels and they will - the key driver for the economy.

Venture Capital Contrium start growth capital fund

The starts Contrium emission GmbH placement of the closed venture capital fund of funds Contrium 3 Innovation & Growth ". The investment offer offers private investors the opportunity for several venture capital funds to target the opportunities for young growth companies to participate.

The fund concept of closed-end private equity fund a broad mix of different technologies and high-growth industries. The investment focus is on Germany. Promising companies in selected European countries can complement the portfolio. Both fund company as well as the underlying funds are to be financed solely with equity capital as planned.

German-Indian joint venture formed in power plant

Modern power plants of Hitachi Power Europe and BGR Energy Systems slake the thirst for energy of the subcontinent (with picture)
Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe reach efficiencies of up to 46% of them among the most modern of its kind photo: DIRK BANNERT. The use of this picture is free for editorial purposes. Published, please indicate source: "obs / Hitachi Power Europe GmbH" Preview Details Save
Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe ... Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe reach efficiencies of up to 46% of them among the most modern of its kind
Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe ...

Finding joint venture partners

JV partners, or joint venture partners, are incredibly important for anyone in any business. It does not matter if you are a larger business that is looking to expand or if you are a small online
website hoping to find people who will help you to promote your product or service. The right joint venture partner in the process will make or break your experience.

finance for engineers

Engineering solutions and financial decisions are intimately tied together. The best engineers combine the technical and financial cases in determining new solutions to opportunities, challenges and problems. In order to get a project approved, no matter its size, the financials must be clear and compelling. To have an impact on the company’s performance, a practising engineer must learn to argue the business case as part of the technical solution.
Finance for Engineers: Evaluation and Funding of Capital Projects provides a framework for engineers and scientists to undertake financial evaluations and assessments of engineering or production projects. The material covered enables the reader to understand how the economics of a technical project affects the finances of the company. The integration of the technical and financial decision-making is demonstrated through case studies and examples relevant to the practising engineer. The book equips engineers and scientists with the tools to contribute positively to the financial and strategic decisions within the organization.

Venture Capitalists Stories

"Until a few years ago," notes journalist-consultant Udayan Gupta, "venture capitalists were hardly on anyone's radar screen." That's not the case these days, as financiers who used to work behind the scenes now regularly set markets afire with their public support of high-profile technology and Internet stocks. In Done Deals, Gupta allows 35 of the brightest stars in what has become a $30-billion-a-year business to tell their own stories in their own words. We get to see exactly what they were thinking when they backed such endeavors as Intel, eBay, Excite, Genentech, and 3Com. Gupta's intention is to demonstrate how the industry has changed over the past half-century and how it differs today among its various forms. He achieves this beautifully by dividing the first-person accounts into thematically attuned sections that focus on deal makers of the future (such as Mitch Kapor of Accel Partners), early pioneers (including the late Benno Schmidt of J.H. Whitney & Co.), West Coast veterans (such as Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital), past and present East Coast practitioners (like Charles Waite of Greylock Management), and visionaries (including John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). Some of the stories are more detailed than others, but taken together, they provide a well-rounded view that will interest anyone who must deal with this often intertwined yet still individual world.

Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur

Written by Dermot Berkery, an internationally known venture capitalist with Delta Partners, this complete toolbook thoroughly details how venture capitalists arrange the financing for a company; what they look for in a business plan; how they value a business; and how they structure the terms of an agreement. Within its pages, you'll find everything you need to successfully raise new business capital with the most attractive terms possible.
Using informative case studies, detailed charts, and term sheet exercises, Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur discusses the basic principles of the venture capital method, strategies for raising capital, methods of valuing the early-stage venture, and proven techniques for negotiating the deal. The author leads you step-by-step through:

• Developing a Financing Map
• Getting to the First Stepping Stone
• Understanding the Unique Cash Flow and Risk Dynamics of Early Stage Ventures
• Determining the Amount of Capital to Raise and What to Spend It on
• Learning How Venture Capital Firms Think
• Creating a Winning Business Plan
• Funding Early-Stage Companies
• Agreeing on a Term Sheet with a Venture Capitalist
• Setting Terms for Splitting the Rewards
• Allocating Control between Founders/Management and Investors
• Aligning the Interests of Founders/Management and Investors

This invaluable guide also includes term sheet exercises that test your understanding of various financing situations facing companies. In addition, the book features three extensive case studies: the first covering a fictional start-up company used throughout the book, the second offering a stepping stone map, and the third presenting a term sheet used in practice by venture capitalists.

venture capitalists wanted

We are looking for people that can and want to provide private venture capital. There is a possibility for investment in South Africa and other countries. The main sectors would be mining, minerals processing, farming and other commodity related ventures.