Globalization – What’s it got to do with me?
A few days ago, Iggy Bassi (a friend from Monitor Co.) very kindly sent me some excerpts from a book that he has edited with Jeremy Grant titled, Structuring European Private Equity.
In an insightful chapter on “European Venture Capital”, Iggy and co-author Vesa Jormakka (Argo Global Capital) make several interesting points.
In their introductory paragraphs, they talk about Globalization as being one of the key strategic challenges facing European VCs
The key strategic challenge for European VC funds is to recognise the current wave of global market and geopolitical trends and position themselves in a timely and innovative manner to justify sustained limited partner interest and continue supporting entrepreneurship.
They then talk about how Globalization is fundamentally altering the landscape – not just for start-ups – but for VC firms as well.
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