Research Catalog

Title

A vision for venture capital : realizing the promise of global venture capital and private equity / Peter A. Brooke ; with Daniel Penrice.

Author

Brooke, Peter A.

Publication

Boston : New Ventures Press ; Hanover : In association with University Press of New England, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Penrice, Daniel.

Description

xviii, 275 p., [12] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"A Vision for Venture Capital chronicles a distinguished career on the frontiers of international finance during the past half-century. Peter Brooke has been called "the Johnny Appleseed of venture capital" for his role in the industry's spectacular growth - from a small base in the Northeastern United States in the 1960s, to today's highly visible role in economies all over the world. The key to Brooke's success - and his lasting legacy - is his vision for the industry as an essential element of economic growth and development. At a time when some believe that venture capital's best days are behind it, and private equity has come under harsh criticism in the United States and elsewhere, A Vision for Venture Capital offers a fresh look at why the industry exists and how it can fulfill its potential in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Private equity
• Venture capital

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / William A. Sahlman -- Pt. I. Pursuing the Vision -- 1. Becoming a Venture Capitalist -- 2. Building TA Associates -- 3. Going International: France and Britain -- 4. The Beginnings of a Global Network: Western Europe and Southeast Asia -- 5. Pushing Ahead: Advent International and Expansion in Asia -- 6. Asia -- 7. More New Ventures: Central Europe, Latin America, and Beyond -- Pt. II. Sustaining the Vision -- 8. Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Art of Adding Value -- 9. Leading with Vision in Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms -- The Peter Brooke Venture Capital Family Tree -- 10. New Frontiers -- Appendix. Dramatis Personae -- Illustrations follow page 126.

ISBN

• 9781584657996 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1584657995 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2009026505

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries