TY - JOUR T1 - An Explanatory Study of Private Equity and Venture Capital in an Emerging Economy: <em>Evidence from Egypt</em> JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 55 LP - 66 DO - 10.3905/JPE.2010.13.2.055 VL - 13 IS - 2 AU - Abeer Hassan Y1 - 2010/02/28 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/13/2/55.abstract N2 - The private equity and venture capital industry began in the U.S. and then extended worldwide. As it expanded into other markets, there was a deliberate effort to duplicate U.S. industry practices. It is argued that private equity PE/VCcan be considered one of the most effective ways of promoting small and medium enterprises and the economic growth of a nation. However, the success of the PE/VC industry does not occur incidentally, especially in developing countries. This article shows how PE/VC operates in one emerging economy, namely, Egypt. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for research.TOPICS: Private equity, emerging, quantitative methods, manager selection ER -