Productivity
Private equity and venture capital can be a significant catalyst in increasing productivity by enhancing competitiveness and efficiency of portfolio companies.
As the industry body for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK, the BVCA is committed to providing impartial and comprehensive research of the highest quality to all its members and the wider stakeholder group. To complement our in-house research, we have compiled a list of recent academic studies, research papers and market reports that centre on key debates/topics facing the asset class.
For any questions, please contact the BVCA research team.
Value Creation
Private equity and venture capital firms improve their portfolio companies’ performance through multiple strategies which can be grouped into three main themes financial, operational and governance.
Corporate Governance & Management Practices
As part of their governance strategy PE, firms facilitate management changes to optimise leadership and are actively involved in monitoring and governance of their portfolio companies.
Business Resilience
Private equity-backed companies can draw on financial resources and business relationships of their PE owners to help them navigate turbulent times and stay resilient.
Performance
Growing body of academic and industry research shows that private equity and venture capital delivers good returns to investors and outperform public markets over the long run.
Leverage
Private equity firms use their expertise to structure financing tailored to individual businesses and through active ownership and governance are able to adjust capital structure over the economic cycle.
