Private Equity: The German Experience

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Minority Participations: 1965–1975....Pages 10-14
The Failed Venture Capital Experiment: 1976–1991....Pages 15-23
The Early Shoots: Genes Ventures, Matuschka/TVM, & HANNOVER Finanz....Pages 24-51
The First Phase: From Venture Capital to LBOs....Pages 52-75
The Second Phase: 3i, CVC, Bain, and Matuschka....Pages 76-107
The Third Phase: Trial and Error with LBOs....Pages 108-158
The Schroders’ Story of the 1980s....Pages 159-177
The 1984–1991 Experience in Retrospect....Pages 178-183
The Fourth Phase: Frustrating Times 1992–1994....Pages 184-246
East German Adventures....Pages 247-274
The Fifth Phase: Retrenchment & Spin-offs: 1995–1996....Pages 275-299
The Sixth Phase: The Tsunami Begins....Pages 300-376
The Seventh Phase: 2001: The Collapse and Its Aftermath....Pages 377-425
The Eighth Phase: The Booming Market: 2004–2007....Pages 426-479
The Ninth Phase: The Fall....Pages 480-500
What Did Private Equity Ever Do For Germany?....Pages 501-505
Back Matter....Pages 506-626