A selection
of previously published features on corporate finance, venture capital
and private equity
Blue sky rethinking?
(External link to PDF)
Corporate
Financier, April 2007
M&A in the technology sector is
reaching record levels – what's driving it, and is there a risk of
another bubble?
A clean future
(External link to PDF)
iSight,
March 2007
The private equity
industry is investing heavily in so-called clean technology businesses,
addressing problems like climate change, energy dependency, pollution
and unsustainable urbanisation. An overview of the sector, on behalf of
3i. (NB – the link above downloads the entire magazine as 2.4Mb PDF.)
The real Dragons
Real Business,
March 2006
Television's Dragon's
Den has brought the idea of business angel investment to a mass
audience, but what's it really like to raise money from these people?
Everything the entrepreneur needs to know, with case studies and top
tips from the angels themselves.
A helping hand
Corporate
Financier, February 2006
Like private equity
firms, corporate financiers are increasingly recruiting formal advisory
boards of the great and good. From the Big Four to the boutiques, find
out what they can offer and what exactly they do.
Beyond the starting blocks
Corporate
Financier, September 2005
Shortlisted for
the BVCA Private Equity & Venture Capital Journalist Of The Year
Awards 2005
The government-backed Regional Venture Capital Funds have been up and
running for three years, but are they delivering? An exclusive
investigation.
UK buyouts review
Real Deals, 27
January 2005
A review of the
buyout market for the UK and Ireland. Part of Real Deals'
annual European buyout supplement.
All quiet on the Northern front?
Real Deals, 18
December 2003
2003 was a tough
year for buyout firms in the North of England, but some firms were
confident their origination efforts were paying off.
Questions remain over regional VC funds
Yorkshire
Business Insider, July/August 2003
A first look at the
performance of the government-backed Regional Venture Capital Funds.
State your case
Real Deals, 24
April 2003
Government-backed
venture funds are common across Europe, but can state intervention ever
work?
Let there be more light
Real Deals, 25
July 2002
The winning
feature in the BVCA/ISIS Venture Capital Journalist of the Year Awards
2002
With telecom companies strapped for cash, what are the prospects for
investment in the optoelectronics sector?
The
real thing
Real Deals, 7
March 2002
How do venture
capitalists assess new technologies before investing? An examination of
current attitudes to best practice.
From learning to profit
Real Deals,
November 2001
Venture capitalists
are looking to universities for the next hot technologies – but is it
that easy to profit from academic R&D?
The players' club
Yorkshire
Business Insider, November 2001
Yorkshire's leading
dealmakers meet for a game of snooker and a wide-ranging debate about
the state of the region's financial market.
All material is
copyright Tim Chapman.