chapter twenty venture capital firms, finance companies, and financial conglomerates
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Venture Capital Firms
• These firms provide funds for start-up companies
• Often become very involved with firm management and provide expertise
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Venture Capital Firm Organization
1. Most are limited partnerships
2. Source of capital includes wealthy individuals, pension funds, and corporations
3. Investors must be willing to wait years before withdrawing money
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Life of Venture Capital Deal
1. Fundraising– Venture firm solicits commitments,
usually less than 100 per deal
2. Investment phase– Seed investing
– Early stage investing
– Later stage investing
3. Exit– Usually IPO as merger
U.S. National Venture Capital Association (click on Industry Research)
http://www.nvca.com
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Purpose of Finance Companies
• They are money market intermediaries
• Borrow in large amounts (commercial paper) and invest in small amounts (loans)
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Risk in Finance Companies
• Default Risk
• Liquidity Risk
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Types of Finance Companies
• Business Finance Companies– Factoring
– Leasing
– Floor Plan Loans
• Consumer Finance Companies• Sales Finance Companies
– Captive Finance Company
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Growth in Finance Companies
Current statistics on finance companieshttp://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g20