PEARSON EDUCATION Venture Capital Report Directory of Private Equity and Venture Capital in the UK and Europe 2000 on

Search for data faster with the VCR Directory 2000/2001 CD-ROM. The CD-ROM version of the Directory enables you to search for data faster, run simple and more complex searches and automatically link to featured company websites. The CD-ROM features the same information as the bound version of the Directory (Details of which are listed below),but enables you to search the data and find exactly what you are looking for fast. You can browse/search from one of four directories: Sources of Private Equity & Venture Capital Venture Capital Funds Industry Executives Investee Companies The sophisticated search facilities enable you to carry out both simple searches and more complex multiple searches. You can print your search results, screen shots (for example, company overview or portfolio), or a complete entry. This fully updated CD-ROM also features automatic linking to featured company web sites. Simply click on the web address and your browser will launch automatically. Technical Specification The CD is suitable for both PC and Mac. Windows - Intel-compatible with 16MB or RAM Windows 95 or newer. Windows NT 4.0 or newer. Mac - Mac OS based computer with 16MB of RAM Mac OS 7.1 or newer. Plus - Hard Disk drive (80MB) CD-ROM drive. The most comprehensive directory available. Catering for your every need. "The VCR Directory is an invaluable tool for anyone active in venture capital or who needs to know what's going on in this dynamic industry. It is our reference text of choice." John Bates - Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurial Management London Business School "The most comprehensive source of information into the venture capital fund raising community in Britain and if I were an entrepreneur looking for details on the venture capital community it [The VCR Directory] would be my first stop." Matthew Rock - Editor, Real Business The VCR Directory 2000/2001 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date insight into the venture capital and private equity industry. You may be looking to buy-out, buy-in, expand or start a business. Or you may need to know who is investing in what, when and how much. Whatever your purpose, you could do no better than invest in a copy. It is the longest established and most widely read and respected directory in the industry, providing more detailed information than any other reference source available. Compiled by Venture Capital Report Ltd, this mighty reference, produced as two volumes - UK and Europe, is easily accessible. Published annually, and in its 11th edition, it contains over 1350 pages, with up-to-date entries from over 270 sources of venture capital in the UK and Europe. Each entry gives: a profile of the company the type and value of investments considered, the number of investments already made, biographies of key executives, and investment portfolios. In addition: it provides fund details, including the management company and investments made from the fund, and details on 3,000 investees - their business and their investors. This brand new edition also includes 17 articles by some of the most authoritative names in the industry, such as Gerald Brady - Investment Controller, 3i Technology Group - and Dr. Chris Evans - Chairman, Merlin Biosciences. Subjects covered range from the investment process, technology investing and the new exchanges, to private equity capital in Central and Eastern Europe, and Business Angel Networks in the UK and Europe. For details of our discounted book and CD-ROM pack call customer services on +44 (0)1704 508080.