The private equity market in the USA: Lessons from volatility

Venture Capital

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-46

  Sohl, Jeffrey E ^b   Rosenberg, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angel market; Business angels; Informal venture capital; Private investor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242267346     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369106032000062713     Document Type: Review

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