Private equity and venture capital in Australia, accounting homework help

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Investigate and report on the size and composition of the venture capital and private equity industry in Australia. Include in your discussion, consideration of how the industry is portrayed in the media from an ethical perspective, and whether or not you agree with this portrayal. Has venture capital and private equity market contribute to Common Good? If they have in what way. Critically evaluate.

Your position should be supported by credible evidence and/or comment.

Marking Guide


Max mark

Introduction

2

Size and composition in the market & evaluation

6

Industry’s portrayal in the media and discussion of position

6

Ethics issues and discussion

6

Common Good

5

Conclusion

2

Discretionary (e.g. Spelling, grammar, presentation, etc.)

3

Total

30 marks




APPENDIX 1

Rubric – Individual Assignment



ILOs

Criteria

Standards

Below Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Level 1 (NN)

Level 2 (PA)

Level 3 (CR)

Level 4 (DI)

Level 5 (HD)

LO1

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of private equity and venture capital in developed economies


Failure of basic understanding of the role of private equity and venture capital.

Fails to address the questions posed.

Arguments are implausible and unsubstantiated.

Limited or irrelevant research.


Demonstration of basic understanding of the role of private equity and venture capital.

Arguments are generally plausible with some evidence.

Basic research.

Demonstration of good understanding of the role of private equity and venture capital.

Arguments with reasonable support. Adequate research

Demonstration of excellent understanding of the role of private equity and venture capital.

Demonstrates high standard of insight and originality.

More than adequate research.


Demonstration of outstanding understanding of the role or private equity and venture capital.

Demonstrates an outstanding insight.

A highly-structures and comprehensive response to questions.

Extensive and relevant research.

LO1

Demonstrate an ability to construct and covey a credible argument on ethical aspects of private equity and venture capital for national economies and their effect on Common Good

Failure of basic understanding of ethical aspects of private equity and venture capital, relevant ethical theories and their contribution to Common Good.

Fails to address the questions posed.

Arguments are implausible and unsubstantiated.

Limited or irrelevant research.

Demonstration of basic understanding of ethical aspects of private equity and venture capital, relevant ethical theories and their contribution to Common Good.

Provides basic answers to questions

Arguments are generally plausible with some evidence.

Basic research.

Demonstration of good understanding of ethical aspects of private equity and venture capital, relevant ethical theories and their contribution to Common Good.

Answers are sufficient.

Arguments with reasonable support. Adequate research

Demonstration of excellent understanding of ethical aspects of private equity and venture capital, relevant ethical theories and their contribution to Common Good..

Demonstrates high standard of insight and originality.

More than adequate research.


Demonstration of outstanding understanding of ethical aspects of private equity and venture capital, relevant ethical theories and their contribution to Common Good.

Demonstrates an outstanding insight.

A highly-structures and comprehensive response to questions.

Extensive and relevant research.

LO1

Report organisation (Genre, pagination, format, spacing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, referencing)

Poorly-written with errors in spelling and grammar. Mistakes in citations.




Written according to the academic and adheres to academic genre (e.g., with introduction, body of the text, and conclusion). Has accurate spelling, grammar and sentence construction.




Well-written and adheres to academic genre. There are no mistakes in citation.


Very well-written and adheres to academic genre (e.g., with introduction, body of the text, and conclusion).There are no mistakes n citation.


Expertly written and adheres to academic genre. Extraordinarily organised presentation with respect to organisation, clarity of expression, grammar, punctuation, pagination, spacing



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Private Equity and Venture Capital in Australia

Private Equity and Venture Capital in Australia
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Course Number: course title
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Private Equity and Venture Capital in Australia

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Table of Contents
PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL IN AUSTRALIA .......................................................................... 3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 3
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3
SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MARKET AND EVALUATION .................................................................. 5
MEDIA ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE INDUSTRY ..................................................................................... 5
ETHICAL DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................... 6
CONTRIBUTION OF VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY TO COMMON GOOD ................................. 7
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................ 7
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 8

Private Equity and Venture Capital in Australia

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Private equity and Venture Capital in Australia
Executive summary
Venture capital is an important contributor to many of the innovations that drive improvements
in productivity and living standards people. Many of the most successful and innovative
companies’ carrying out business in the global economy, including Google and Starbucks, were
financed in their early stages by venture capital” (Regan, DandTunny, G. (2008).
Venture capitalists provide the finance, at least initially, so that the ideas of innovators
and entrepreneurs can be developed and brought to market. In Australia, venture capital has
helped create and grow many innovative firms, including "Austral (the world's leading
manufacturer of fast ferries and passenger watercraft), Wizard Home Loans, and Seek (the
internet job advertising service)" (Regan, Dand Tunny, G. (2008).
Venture capital is a subset of the private equity market. Private equity covers
professionally managed pools of funds seeking investment in high-risk high-return opportunities
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