Inhaltsverzeichnis .................................................................................................... I
Abkürzungsverzeichnis ........................................................................................... II
Abbildungsverzeichnis ........................................................................................... III
1. Einleitung ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1. Problemstellung ............................................................................................... 1
1.2. Ziel und Vorgehensweise ................................................................................. 1
2. Venture Capital ................................................................................................... 2
2.1. Definition .......................................................................................................... 2
2.2. Abgrenzung zu Private Equity .......................................................................... 3
2.3. Ablauf ............................................................................................................... 3
3. Mittelstand .......................................................................................................... 5
3.1. Definition Mittelstand ........................................................................................ 5
3.2. Notwendigkeit und Schwierigkeiten der Finanzierung ...................................... 6
4. Venture Capital im Mittelstand ............................................................................ 7
4.1. Alternative Finanzierungsmöglichkeit ............................................................... 7
4.2. Formen ............................................................................................................ 8
4.3. Phasen ............................................................................................................. 9
4.3.1. Early Stage Financing ................................................................................... 9
4.3.2. Late Stage Financing .................................................................................. 10
5. Fazit und Ausblick ............................................................................................. 11
Literaturverzeichnis ................................................................................................ IV
