Presents evidence on issues facing financiers and intermediaries involved in venture capital and management buy-outs, reviewing existing literature, analyzing international trends in market development, and offering a global comparison of major issues. Addresses venture capital at the industry, market, and firm levels and provides full coverage on both informal and formal venture capitalists, management buy-outs, and competing and complementary sources of finance such as bank finance and trade credit. Subjects discussed here that are not widely covered in the literature include investee relationships, costs of information searches, and the role of the entrepreneur. Includes case examples from the US, the UK, and Europe. The editors are associated with the Center for Management Buy- Out Research at the University of Nottingham Business School, UK. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)