Products November 24, 2009

New Index Ranks Country Attractiveness for Private Equity Investing

November 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IESE Business School's International Center for Finance Research, in collaboration with Ernst & Young, has developed a broad international index which measures countries' attractiveness to investors in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) limited partnerships.

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Sixty-six countries, spanning six continents, were included in the survey, according to a press release. The index is based on six key criteria that investors cite as most important: economic activity; the depth of capital markets; taxation; investor protection and corporate governance; the human and social environment; and entrepreneurial culture and opportunities.

Countries that fared well in the ranking excelled in enhancing “competition, openness and professionalism” within their borders, said IESE Professor Heinrich Liechtenstein, in the announcment.

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The top 10 ranked countries are:

  1. United States
  2. Canada
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Australia
  5. Hong Kong
  6. Singapore
  7. Japan
  8. Switzerland
  9. Netherlands
  10. Germany

 More information is at http://vcpeindex.iese.us/.

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