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For specific frequently asked business questions and recommended sources try our database Business Brain
via the Portal. Still stuck? Email libresearch@london.edu and we will do our best to help.

Books
Search catalogue with either one of the phrases: venture capital or private equity, additional terms are
entrepreneurs ABJ or small business AZH. The Class mark ECGD represents venture capital companies.

Short Loan - a number of key titles are held in the short loan collection: Lerner, Capital and Private Equity:
a Casebook: Volume I, Lerner & Hardymon: Venture Capital and Private Equity: a Casebook: Volume II,
Bygrave Hay & Peeters: Venture Capital Handbook, Bygrave & Timmons: Venture Capital at the
Crosssroads, Sharp: Insider’s Guide to Raising Venture Capital

Net Library - (available via the Portal) provides electronic books that can be read on and off campus and
includes: The Venture Capital Cycle by Gompers & Lerner and Angel Capital by Bradley and
Beyond the J-Curve by Meyer and Mathonet.

Directories and Databases

Asian Private Equity 300: the 2006 Guide to Private Equity and Venture Capital in Asia
72 55 ECGD/EEBD
A directory produced by the Asian Venture Capital Journal. The directory is arranged by country, offering a
brief statistical overview for the country followed by venture capital companies listed by name

BVCA Directory Corporate Directories 511 ECGD

Coverage: UK
A straightforward listing of full and associate members of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
See their web site to carry out an electronic search on sources of funds by industry and region and for
professional advice. Latest edition only is held.

Capital IQ Available on campus only via Portal

A Portal database which includes private equity companies and funds and can be searched using a range of
filers including investment criteria. NB Prior registration is required to access Capital IQ.

Directory of EVCA Members Corporate Directories 72 51 ECGD

Coverage: Europe
Lists members of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) by country with contact
details and brief details on size and type of funds managed/advised.

EVCA Yearbook Corporate Directories 72 51 ECGD

Contains European wide survey data and country by country sections.
Latest edition only is held.

Galante’s venture capital and private equity directory Electronic version available in library
Coverage: International (but US focus) Print copy at 72 521 ECGD
Covers U.S. and some non-U.S. companies with coverage of organizations engaged in venture capital,
M&A, LBOs, merchant banking firms and SBICs. It includes various ranked lists and industry statistics,
firms’ investment criteria and preferences.
Money Tree Survey
Coverage: US
The MoneyTree Survey is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. It is a
collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture
Capital Association. The MoneyTree Survey is a key source of information on emerging companies that
receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it.

National Venture Capital Association Membership Directory

Coverage: USA 72 521
ECGD
This lists venture firms by state and industry preference and has a section of recommended service providers.

Pratt’s Guide to Private Equity Sources - 200 72 50 ECGD

Coverage: International
This annual directory contains information on over 1,200 venture capital companies including some Canadian,
European, and Asian-Pacific companies. Entries are arranged by state or country and list project preferences,
type of financing, minimum investment, preferred investment, and contact person. It includes useful
introductory chapters on pertinent topics.

Venture Capital and Private Equity Yearbook: 2005/6 72 50 ECGD/EEBD

Coverage: Europe
Partly brief directory entries by country, but the greater part of the volume is made up of articles which
consider topics in different countries such as: ‘Structuring Venture Capital Investments in Sweden’ and
‘Concerns of Early Stage Investors in France’.

Venture Capital Report directory: private equity and venture capital in the UK and Europe
Electronic version available in library Print copy shelved at 72 51 ECGD
This annual gives the most comprehensive description of the major providers across Europe. The company
profiles include the firm’s investment preferences, portfolio management information, and profiles of key
management.

VentureXpert Web. Available on and off campus via Portal

Coverage: International
This database is the key source for venture capital and private equity research. It has global coverage back to
1970 of companies, venture funds, private firms, executives, venture-backed companies, limited partners and
IPOs that are private equity, venture, or buyout backed. Also provides analytics for fund commitments,
disbursements, statistics and performance.
Reports and statistics
National Venture Capital Association Yearbook 72 521 ECGD
Coverage: US and some European coverage
Compiled by Thomson Venture Economics with additional data from other contributors, this title reports on
venture capital activity and trends in the last few years. It includes a high number of tables and charts with
accompanying text offer on commitments, funding, performance and sector analysis.

Report on Investment Activity 1984 to date 72 511 ECGD/EEN

Coverage: UK with international comparisons
Compiled by the BVCA and PriceWaterhouseCoopers this concentrates on looking at investment from different
angles: by region, stage, industry sector, divestments, type of private equity organisation. It also compares the
UK to the rest of the world and compares UK and US high technology investment.

See also the entry for: VentureXpert Web in the Database section.

Journal Articles and News

Journals Held in Print Collection
To find out if the Library holds a particular journal – in print or electronically – use Article Finder which can be
accessed on the Library A-Z list of Databases on Portal.

Our Library holds the following in print:

Asian Venture Capital Journal May 2003 -
European Venture Capital Journal 1989 -
Institutional Investor 2(11)-, 1968-
Private Equity Analyst 5 year holding/1999-,
Private Equity International No 16, 2003-
Venture Capital: an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 1-, 1999-
Venture Capital Analyst: Technology Edition (previously:”Corporate Venturing Report) 5 year holding

Library Databases
Business Source Complete Available on and off campus via Portal
Has the full-text of over 11,200 academic and business journal articles of which the following may be useful:

Entrepreneur 2003 -
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 1998 -
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice 1988 – Embargo on the last 12 months.
Private Equity Week 1999 -
Buyouts 1997 –
Venture Capital 1999 - Embargo on the last 12 months.

Factiva Available on and off campus via Portal

Has over 7,000 International full-text sources including a number with particular relevance to venture capital:
Use Article Finder to locate them or the “Source” button in Factiva to single out a named journal.

ProQuest Direct Available on and off campus via Portal

Certain journals provided in abstract form only but the following are in full text:

European Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal 1998 –

Venture Capital Journal 1998 –
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research: 1995 - current, delayed 1 year
Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship; Norfolk 1998 -
Journal of International Entrepreneurship; Dordrecht 2003 - current, delayed 1 year(s)
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship; Fairfield 1998 -
Web Sites Associations and organisations
Try Business Brain via the Portal for specific business research FAQs (frequently asked questions) and
recommended web sites. If you can recommend a web site (or other source) please let us know by emailing
libresearch@london.edu Here are just a few sites that deal with venture capital or private equity:

The British Business Angels Association (BBAA)

The British Business Angels Association is the new National Trade Association for the UK’s Business Angel
Networks and its Associates and Affiliates. It has evolved from National Business Angel Network (NBAN) and
is backed by the DTI and is sponsored by Nesta and Kingston Smith.
http://www.bbaa.org.uk

British Venture Capital Association: Directory of members, report on investment activity, performance
measurement survey, business angel finance, plus links to private equity trade associations throughout the
world.
http://www.bvca.co.uk/

Business Partners
Business Partners is a global Internet based service that connects entrepreneurs, early stage companies and established
corporations with angel investors, venture capital, corporate investors, potential partners and target data on mergers and
acquisitions.
http://www.businesspartners.com/

European Venture Capital Association: Directory of members, EVCA yearbook

Published the Global Trends in Venture Capital 2006 Survey and their site provides a search for members
with filters for finance type, industry preference and region.
http://www.evca.com/

National Venture Capital Association (US)

The US site for the industry, with a wide range of useful data including a "template" set of model legal
documents for venture capital investments put together by a group of leading venture capital attorneys, plus
industry statistics, list of members etc.
http://www.nvca.org/

PrivateEquityOnline.com
Industry news profiles and features from Investoraccess Ltd. It is a subscription site.
http://www.privateequityonline.com/

TheDeal.com
Magazine type website providing news and analysis on M&A, Private Equity, VC, IPO and Bankruptcy. It is a
subscription site.

Tornado-Insider.com
Monitors European deal activity, a subscription site with some free news.
http://www.tornado-insider.com/

VentureEconomics.com
Produced by Thomson Financial, with international coverage it does supply some free reports and statistics as
well as news.

Growing Business
An online free magazine and blog on entrepreneurship and growing businesses.
http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/

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