Leider vergriffen / sold out - SECA Band 07 - Economic Determinants of Private Equity Investments in Switzerland

Originating from the USA, Private Equity also gained considerable importance in the financing of risky European companies in recent years. Provided by professional financiers, this form of financing is commonly considered supportive to industrial change and often the last source for funding risky business projects.However, comparatively little private equity is invested in Swiss enterprises. Therefore, it is the author’s objective to analyse and partly explain the unique conditions of the local private-equity market. Three determinants of private-equity demand are specifically focussed by means of a literature review, a macroeconomic analysis and an empirical investigation.