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Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry

Statistics & Analysis

2004-2005 Private Equity/Venture Capital Terms Survey
VC Experts Inc.
Ref. HG4751 .P73
Survey on the terms and conditions of private equity limited partnerships. Consists of information on fund formation, fees and expenses, profit sharing, performance returns, and corporate governance.

EVCA Yearbook
Ernst & Young. European Venture Capital Association, published annually
Ref. HG70 .E2
Comprehensive survey of the European private equity and venture capital industry. Statistics on European private equity are listed overall and by country.
Tip: For basic statistics see: “European Private Equity—EVCA Statistics

Investment Benchmarks Report. Private Equity Compensation
Thomson Venture Economics: Glocap Search, published annually
Stamps Reading Room - Reserves
Comprehensive survey of the European private equity and venture capital industry. Compensation statistics on salaries and bonuses from over 900 private equity firms. Includes summary findings, overviews, and analysis of compensation by standardized positions or titles.

Investment Benchmarks. Venture Capital
Venture Economics, published annually
Stamps Reading Room - Reserves
An annual performance report of the U.S. venture capital industry. Providing aggregate benchmarks on the performance of over 1,000 venture capital limited partnerships formed from 1969 to 2004. Includes summary, vintage year analysis, composit analysis, asset class comparison, and performance by industy.

National Venture Capital Association—Latest Industry Statistics
Brief statistical snapshots, articles, and tables with a variety of venture capital statistics for the latest quarter and year. The statistics in the articles often go back two-to-five years. The newsy articles are helpful in placing the statistics in context.

National Venture Capital Association Yearbook
Venture Economics Information Services, published annually
Annual statistics on the venture capital industry in the U.S. Includes the number of new firms and funds, disbursements by industry and state, and data on IPOs and M&As. Industry sectors are analyzed individually and in relation to one another. Some annual time series go back twenty years.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Money Tree Survey
A quarterly survey with overviews of venture capital and private equity in the U.S. and statistics by industry, state, and firm.

Private equity funds-of-funds : state of the market
Dow Jones & Co., annual
Ref. HG 4751 .P42
Provides statistical data on pricing, funds raised and other trends in the sector.


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