Entrepreneurship and the financial community : starting up and growing new businesses This highly accessible book brings together the insights of leading academics and researchers to promote a better understanding of the role of private equity providers in the development of growth oriented start ups and the management of growth processes pt. 1. The financial communitys perspective on the role of private equity pt. 2. The entrepreneurs perspective on the role of private equity pt. 3. Private equity and the role of public policy in Europe.