Raising Venture Capital

Rupert Pearce, Simon Barnes

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN: 9780470027578
• eBook ISBN: 9780470032763
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Corporate Finance
• Index: Business

Offering a deep insight into the venture capital deal-making process, Raising Venture Capital also provides valuable introduction to the subject. The book is practical in focus but based on sound academic theory, research and teaching materials gathered over the last 4 years at Tanaka Business School.

Part one covers the history of the venture capital industry, shows why entrepreneurs need venture capital finance, and looks at how venture capitals raise and structure their funds. It also covers valuation methods for venture capital investments, and portfolio management.

Part two illustrates how successful entrepreneurs raise finance from venture capitals, and gives details on how to approach venture capitals, how to choose the right venture capital firm, and how venture capitals and  entrepreneurs work together after the deal is done.

Part three gives a blow-by-blow account of the structure of a venture capital deal.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Part I The Business of Venture Capital
• 1 Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists
• 2 Other People’s Money
• 3 The Limited Partnership
• 4 The Competitive Environment
• 5 The VC’s Investment Model
• Part II Accessing Venture Capital
• 6 Introduction to Part II
• 7 Is Venture Capital the Right Option?
• 8 Choosing a VC Firm
• 9 The Entry Point
• 10 The Investment Process
• 11 Preparing for the Investment Process
• Part III The VC Term Sheet
• 12 Introduction to Term Sheets
• 13 Business Valuation
• 14 Investment Structure
• 15 Syndication
• 16 Investment Milestones
• 17 Corporate Governance
• 18 Equity Participation
• 19 Share Incentives
• 20 Share Vesting
• 21 Pre-emption Rights on Securities Issues
• 22 Anti-dilution Rights
• 23 Provisions Relating to Share Transfers
• 24 Deal Management Terms
• Index