Description
Length : 1500 ±10% words (excluding references and appendices)
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
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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
Explanation & Answer
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Private Equity and Venture Capital in Australia
Private Equity and Venture Capital in Australia
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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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