European Private Equity June 14 2001 Europe's venture capital industry has ridden from boom to bust in spectacularly short order. Arriving years later than the US to the internet party, it suffered the same abrupt end as the Nasdaq cracked last spring. The dotcom implosion proved, however, to be merely the beginning. No sooner had venture firms switched horses to pursue "real technology" deals stressing how they "never did much e-commerce anyway" than new worries surfaced Overview - Consequences of implosion begin to emerge Buy-outs - Secondary buy-outs - Trade sales - Mid-market buy outs Finance - Corporate venturing - Incubators - Profile: Edoardo Bugnone - Mezzanine debt Institutions - Funds of funds - Institutional investment - Case study: JP Morgan Chase Sectors - Biotechnology - Property - Telecoms Regions - France - Central and eastern europe - Nordic region Related surveys - European Private Equity 2000 - European Private Equity 1999