Venture capital and private equity in Brazil: alternative of financing for high technology industries

Abstract

This study analyzes the Brazilian venture capital and private equity industry (VC/PE), its main characteristics and tendencies, as well as its potentiality as a financing alternative for companies in general and mainly for high technology industries. This work also shows the changes in the legislation and the main government initiatives for the development of the VC/PE industry in Brazil.

Venture capital; Private equity; Finance; Technology