Where are the deals? Private equity and venture capital funds' best practices in sourcing new investments

Journal of Private Equity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-52

  Teten, David ^a   Farmer, Chris ^b  

^a GAL Manufacturing Company   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 78650371953     PISSN: 10965572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3905/jpe.2010.14.1.032     Document Type: Article

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