Industry Overviews
IBISWorld
search by phrases \"venture capital\" and \"private equity\"
Emerging Markets & Private Equity Association Statistics, case studies and news about the industry
National Venture Capital Association Statistics and yearbook with overview of industry developments.
Private Equity Demystified: An Explanatory Guide, Second Edition by Wright & Gilligan "Private Equity Demystified is published as part of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty’s thought leadership programme, Financing Change and includes a review of major academic studies on private equity globally. This not only outlines what is known, but highlights what isn’t yet known about the impact of private equity and areas where evidence is lacking.
Search Our Catalog For the subjects "venture capital" or "private equity" to find books such as those above. Refine results to online and books and by date.
News
The following trade sources report on deals and trends in the industry. Browse them for the most up-to-date insights on the industry.
Private Equity International or Free Web
Private Equity Wire or Free Web
Private Funds CFO
WSJ Venture Capital Dispatch
New York Times Dealbook
AltAssets
PEHub.com
Directory
Use the expert search to identify venture capital firms by type of funding, industry, geographic focus or many other criteria.
Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms (Grey House Publishing)
Presents an international directory of venture capital and private equity firms. Profiles include information about each firm's mission, industry and geographic preferences, portfolio companies, and more; also includes background information about each firm's executives.
Other University Resources
The Applied Finance Lab located in Bartley Hall can provide limited on-site access to the following databases rich in content related to private equity and venture capital.
- Bloomberg Terminals
- Factset
- SDC Platinum
Scholarly Studies
Academic research on venture capital and private equity are concentrated in a few journals devoted to the topic, but are also published in a wide spectrum of scholarly business journals. Browse the devoted journals and search the databases.
Best Scholarly Databases VC and PE
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)Provides access to scholarly journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, and country- and industry-focused reports.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)Provides access to a wide range of academic business journals and trade magazines. Topics include management, marketing, finance, economics, and management information systems. Full text access may be embargoed for up to three years. Coverage goes back to 1965.
EconLit with Full Text (EBSCO)Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, working papers, and dissertations in the field of economics based on the
Journal of Economic Literature's subject classification. Provides access to the full text of selected journals including all American Economic Association journals. Coverage goes back to 1886.
Scopus (Elsevier)Provides citations and abstracts to peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings in all major disciplines. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article.
Social Sciences Citation Index - Web of Science (Clarivate)Indexes core journals in the social sciences. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article. Search by article title word, journal title, author, cited author or reference, address word (i.e., author's institution), or funding agency. Covers 1956 to the present.
Key Scholarly Journals
Journal of Business Venturing
Venture Capital
Journal of Private Equity