Book Review of

Venture Japan

How Growing Companies Worldwide Can Tap Into the Japanese Venture Capital Markets

Author : James Borton

Pros : Good study of an interesting corner of Japanese finance.

Cons : Last third of book is a lame "notebook / directory" of Japanese venture capital firms.

Grade : B-

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0. Japanese Venture Capital : An Historical Overview
1. The Internationalization of Venture Capital
2. Japanese Venture Capital in the United States
3. The Euro-Japan Finance Network
4. The Promotion of Venture Business and the Venture Capital Industry
5. International Business Strategies of Nippon Enterprise Development
6. Japan as a Source of Capital and Debt Financing for US High-Tech Companies
7. The Over-the-Counter Market in Japan
8. Benefiting from Japanese Corporate Venture Capital : Opportunities and Challenges
9. US-Japan Strategic Partnership : The Use of Technology Transfer and International Network.
10. Entrepreneurs in Japan and Silicon Valley : A Study of Perceived Differences
11. Accessing Foreign Capital Sources

Review :

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Reviewed by David Luhman, MBA, EA

Published 1992 by Probus Publishing. ISBN 1-55738-266-2
Length : 226 pages.