Internationalization

Abstract

This chapter deals with internationalization strategies in Europe’s private equity industries. In the boom at the end of the 1990s, substantial amounts of private equity flowed across countries. Thus, like other financial segments, such as the banking industry, private equity industries have become more internationalized. This chapter focuses on the microeconomics of venture capital finance when analysing internationalization strategies of private equity companies, and it focuses on the industry features of the private equity industries when identifying countries that are net exporters or importers of private equity.