Financial
Turning off the tap
(The Economist) British venture capitalists, it turns out, voted Bremain. EUROPE has yet to produce a rival to Silicon Valley, but London’s “Silicon Roundabout” by Old Street station is closest.
Balancing the Books
(Euromoney) The introduction of the new accounting standard IFRS 16 Leases will reshape the balance sheets of most companies that rent valuable equipment.
Venturecrats
(The Economist) EUROPEAN governments like venture capital: it smacks of innovation, entrepreneurship and growth.
Riding donkeys, not unicorns
(Venture Capital Journal) A new form of venture capital finance ignores potential stars and concentrates instead on solid, reliable sales.
Sovereign fund boosts French entrepreneurs
(The PE Hub Network)In mid-2013 the CEO of one of London’s biggest VCs, DFJ Esprit, warned that the United Kingdom risked losing its place at the top of Europe’s venture capital table.
The ambitious European Investment Fund
(Thomson Reuters) The European Investment Fund is the lynchpin of Europe’s venture capital market. Yet some object to this mainly taxpayer-funded body propping up an industry that rests on private enterprise.
Early steps for Russian venture capital
(Thomson Reuters) When Moscow-based Almaz Capital Partners launched in 2007 the firm was lucky to see 10 business plans cross its desks each month; now it receives…
The great IT talent war waging in London
(London Loves Business) Internet giants are up against blue chips and start-ups in the hunt for talent - can London’s IT pool keep up?
Carried away in Vienna
(Venture Capital Journal) Speedinvest’s $100 million final close has vindicated the seed investor’s work-for-equity model, which ditches carried interest for hands-on roles at portfolio companies.