Gerken / Whittaker The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing

Empowering Economic Growth and Investment Portfolios
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-55201-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Little Books. Big Profits

A little book full of enormous value for novices and seasonedventure capitalists alike
After having been thrown for a loop by the bursting of the techbubble more than a decade ago, the venture capital industrysuddenly has come roaring back to life over the past two years. In2011 alone, more than $7.5 billion in venture capital wasinvested--representing more than a 19% increase overthe previous year--in more than 966 companies. A majorityof these companies reside in the life sciences, Internet, andalternative energy sectors.
In today's weak job market, VC is more important than ever,since financing new tech, alternative energy, media, and othersmall to mid-sized companies is vital to creating new jobs. Writtenby Lou Gerken, a noted international authority on venture capitaland alternative investments, this book tells you everything youneed to know about the venture capital industry's important role inenhancing economic growth and employment. It is also the perfect goto primer on making venture capital investments to enhanceportfolio returns.
* Highly accessible explanations of the ins and outs of venturecapital for would-be investors and experienced VCs
* Highlights the historical VC track record, and offers expertadvice and guidance on venture capital exposure, investmentoptions, sourcing opportunities and due diligence
* Provides proven strategies for successful investment selection,timing, monitoring, and exiting for optimum returns
* Features endorsements from luminaries of the VC world,including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers co-founder FrankCaulfield, and Dr. Art Laffer, among others

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerken, Louis C.

Whittaker, Wesley A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix
An Introduction to Venture Capital Investing xi
Chapter One
An Historic Overview of Venture Capitalism 1
Chapter Two
The VC Industry Today 23
Chapter Three
The Value Proposition 45
Chapter Four
Prevailing Investment Climate 71
Chapter Five
Field Guide for VC Investing Options--Nonlisted 105
Chapter Six
Investment Options--Listed 145
Chapter Seven
Investment Process--Sourcing and Screening 165
Chapter Eight
Investment Process--Due Diligence and Selection 179
Chapter Nine
Investment Process--Portfolio Construction, Monitoring, andMonetizing 209
Appendix: Resources 237
Notes 252
About the Authors 261

Über Autor(innen)

LOUIS C. GERKEN founded alternative asset fund managerGerken Capital Associates (GCA) in 1989. Prior to forming GCA, Mr.Gerken was a Managing Director and Group Head of PrudentialSecurities' Technology Investment Banking Division, which served asan advisor to international M&A and corporate financemandates.
Earlier, Mr. Gerken was a General Partner to PrudentialSecurities' four venture capital funds, known collectively asPrutech, one of the largest U.S. venture capital funds at the time.Prutech completed over fifty IT and bio-tech sector early- andexpansion-stage investments, and was one of the first VC funds topioneer corporate partnering as a co-investment strategy. Prior tothis, Mr. Gerken was responsible for overseeing Wells Fargo'sventure capital activities where he structured one the industry'sfirst fund of funds.
He was a founder/CEO of TCG, a telecom consulting engineeringfirm and started his career with emerging markets fund managementpioneer, GT Capital.