PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET OF THE VISEGRAD GROUP
PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET OF THE VISEGRAD GROUP

Summary/Abstract: Private equity is medium to long-term finance provided in return for an equity stake in potentially high growth unquoted companies. Private equity is capital that is not listed on a public exchange. Private equity is composed of funds and investors that directly invest in private companies, or that engage in buyouts of public companies, resulting in the delisting of public equity. Institutional and retail investors provide the capital for private equity, and the capital can be utilized to fund new technology, make acquisitions, expand working capital, and to bolster and solidify a balance sheet. Private equity investment comes primarily from institutional investors and accredited investors, who can dedicate substantial sums of money for extended time periods. In most cases, considerably long holding periods are often required for private equity investments in order to ensure a turnaround for distressed companies or to enable liquidity events such as an initial public offering or a sale to a public company. Thus, the aim of the paper is to compare the usage of the private equity by small and medium-sized enterprises in V4 countries with a focus on the accessibility and preferences. The paper is divided into several parts. The first part is devoted to the literature review of theoretical resources of the private equity term, its distribution and its usage in the region. The second part is dedicated to theoretical definition of private equity issues and concepts which are connected with private equity investments. The paper is focused on the analytical research of issue. A comparative analysis is used to compare the use of the private equity in selected countries. The correlation and regression analyses, which determine factors of influence on country attractiveness for private equity investors, were realized.

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