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Private Equity in Central and Eastern Europe
Jurek, Martin ; Sato, Alexej (advisor) ; Černohlávková, Eva (referee) ; Čižinská, Romana (referee)
Venture capital and private equity (VC/PE) funds in a global perspective belong to the largest nonbank medium, as well as long-term sources of capital. The main aim of this dissertation is to identify private equity specifics from a European perspective and assess its historic and current development within the context of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. In connection with that main aim, three hypotheses are defined: Hypothesis 1: The impact of the VC/PE investor on the functions of the financed company during the holding period has a positive effect on the performance of that company. Hypothesis 2: The impact of the VC/PE investor on the functions of the financed company during the holding period has a positive effect on internationalizing that company. Hypothesis 3: The increased international growth of the financed company during the holding period has a positive effect on company performance. Although private equity is not an unknown term in the CEE region, its fundamental terminology and use is not comprehensive. As a result, the first chapter defines and explains basic terms. For a better understanding of the private equity industry, its historical development, systemized division and classical models of private equity funds are further displayed. The second chapter introduces the theoretical background for the particular components applied in the empirical research. It describes fields of investor activity in financed companies and its corresponding effect on their performance and internationalization. Private equity is an integral part of financial markets and is thus influenced by related government programs and legislative changes. In this respect, the third chapter sets forth Czech state support, as well as taxation and legislative adjustments regarding private equity. An analysis is laid out in the final two chapters, the fourth analysing private equity in the CEE region (with specifics from a historical and a current perspective) and thoroughly examining fundraising, investment and divestment according to a scale of determinants. The fifth and last chapter concludes the dissertation by factor analysis confirmation and statistical testing of the above mentioned hypothesis. This dissertation's main contribution is in the results derived from a model describing the role of the VC/PE investor with regard to the performance and internationalization of financed companies, including the statistical testing of defined relationships. Further, it analyses outcome specifics in the VC/PE within the CEE region.
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Venture capital investments
Šinkovic, Michal ; Brada, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Kiska, Andrej (referee)
Diploma thesis analyses venture capital, which is part of alternative asset class investment. At the outset, paper very briefly discusses the private equity industry and differences between venture and buyout capital. Followed by a chapter that discusses entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, financing alternatives for new ventures and the importance of venture capital and its impact on new businesses. Next chapter describes problems and risks that venture capital fund and entrepreneurs face after the contract is being signed. The paper also highlights some instruments that can be used against these risks and problems. The biggest part of thesis describes whole venture capital investment cycle from getting money, screening opportunities to valuation and exit of portfolio companies. Lastly the paper analyses venture capital in Central and Eastern Europe region (CEE) and briefly describes venture capital company based in Prague - Credo Ventures and its portfolio companies.
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Risk capital in international business
Kučerová, Petra ; Sato, Alexej (advisor) ; Jurek, Martin (referee)
This thesis deals with risk (venture) capital as an alternative source of funding mainly for small and medium-sized innovation-oriented enterprises. The aim of the first part is to provide an overview of the venture capital investment system. In addition to the theoretical introduction, the emphasis is on the analysis of the Czech venture capital market. Due to the membership of the Czech Republic in the EU, the Czech market is put in broader context of pan-European venture capital market and its regulation. In the final section, obstacles are identified that hinder the development of this market in the Czech Republic. Subsequently, the measures are introduced that could remedy the current situation.
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Performance of Private Equity in Post-Crisis Europe
Hollý, Michal ; Schönfeld, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Smrčka, Luboš (referee)
In todays world with constantly growing dynamics of changes we are faced with ups and downs of not only private subjects, but also of whole markets. Volatility of external impacts in more globalized environment could completely destroy an unique idea, project, or long time existing firm with big potencial to the future. Private Equity firms are trying to combine interests of those, who have an idea with those, who have resources. This synergy could increase prosperity of markets as a whole. The aim of this thesis is to focuse on performance of Private Equity not just like industry, or an alternative way of investment, but focuse on its business model and performance on the European continent, with a focus on Post-Crisis time period.
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Private Equity vs. public markets in an international comparison
Záveský, Martin ; Dočkal, Dalibor (advisor) ; Vebrová, Ludmila (referee)
This bachelor thesis introduces a specific kind of investment asset named private equity, which is being compared with investments on public markets. In the first part the paper concentrates on theoretical terms and creates a ground for following analytical chapter. In this chapter it firstly analyzes private equity in general with a focus on the two most important geographical areas - Europe and the USA. Consequently in the second analytical part the thesis examines returns of buyout and venture funds and later on it compares performance of the industry with the public markets.
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Venture capital and its impact on internationalization of business activities
Tykvartová, Lenka ; Černohlávková, Eva (advisor) ; Pavlík, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis deals with venture capital and its impact on business activities. Its goal is to prove that properly executed venture capital investment could be beneficial not only for the recipient but also for the investor. In the theoretical part, the thesis deals with analysis of venture capital, its support in the Czech Republic and its impact on internationalization of business activities. In the practical part, there is an example how venture capital could be a suitable support for company's development in foreign markets.
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Venture capital and Private Equity in Central and Eastern Europe
Novodvorský, Martin ; Bartošová, Jitka (advisor) ; Šejtka, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis deals with investments in venture capital and private equity in Central and Eastern Europe. The objective I have chosen is to map the evolution of this market and compare it with euro-wide trends using methods of descriptive statistics. As a basis I used statistics of European venture capital and private equity association. The teoretical part includes an introduction to the topic and definition of important concepts. The practical part deals with the development of this market in terms of fundraising, investment activity and exits. The region still lags behind the european numbers both in the amount of fundraising, investment activity and exits. However atractivity for investors is growing. The difference between countries in the region and the rest of Europe is gradually decreasing. The region follows the trends in European market with one year's delay. The are relatively strong fluctuations directed mainly by buyouts. There are very little investments in development of new, viable companies.
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Financing of cross-border activities of small and medium- sized enterprises
Hrušková, Lenka ; Taušer, Josef (advisor) ; Černá, Iveta (referee)
First chapter explains the concept of SME in terms of providing of the state support, and points out their contribution to economy and society. Second chapter provides a brief overview of the activities of EU towards SME sector and state support of cross-border activities of SME. Third chapter provides an overview of commercial and alternative forms of financing of SME's activities, such as activities of commercial banks towards SMEs, factoring, leasing and private equity). Fourth chapter is an analysis of impact of crisis on financing of SME, concentrated on governmental anticrisis measurements and their real impact on financing of export with state support.
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Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment
Cupák, Patrik ; Sato, Alexej (advisor) ; Černohlávková, Eva (referee) ; Baláž, Peter (referee) ; Kursová, Petra (referee)
This doctoral thesis is focused on the most progressive part of alternative financing for small business nowadays, on Private Equity and Venture Capital. Despite its undeniable importance, compared to the more traditional ways of collecting financial resources for further business development, only very little research has been done in this area from the point of view of economics sciences. The recent world financial crisis has only served to highlight the importance of Private Equity. However, the theory is still unable to provide answers to many questions raised by practice. In view of that, the main aim of the thesis is to provide detailed description of the field, examine the current trends in Private Equity investment and introduce Private Equity as one of the most perspective systems of business activity financing. The thesis is divided into three main parts. The definition of financial market, its functioning as well as the main agents are included in the first part of the dissertation. The second part deals with the comparison between the EU and its new member states represented by the region of Central and Eastern Europe, and also examines the factors that have been influencing Private Equity development in the last four years and their mutual interdependencies. In the third part, the original valuation model measuring total returns of Private Equity investments is developed. In his dissertation, the author tests the following hypotheses: 1. Private Equity can be considered as one of the most risky investments among all. Total return from PE is well above the average of any other forms of investment. 2. The total amount of Private Equity investments in CEE region is growing steadily. The largest part of this investment is constituted by Buy-outs. Both tested hypotheses are confirmed. This doctoral thesis of Patrik Cupak provides a detailed analysis of Private Equity investments development. The main contribution of the dissertation is the fact that it represents the first analysis comparing the actual situation in Private Equity investments in European and CEE region of this type. The thesis also has significant theoretical and practical contributions due to its wide content and original analysis in this field. Its findings can be thus used in both, practice as well as the academic field.
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