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Doug HamiltonIs Early- or Late-Stage a Better Investment Opportunity?
Which stage of venture capital — early or late — is best positioned to weather the current economic and financial climate? Doug Hamilton of SVB Capital posed this question to a panel of early, late and balanced fund managers.

John OttersonInnovation and Manager Selection Drive Venture Returns
Continued turbulence in the global financial markets during the first half of 2008 has impacted investment into venture capital and prompted limited partners to revisit the benchmarks and models they have used to define and predict success in the asset class.

Vine WilliamsThe Importance of Fund Management Terms
As the private equity industry has grown, so has the challenge of designing partnership agreement terms that align the interests between general partners and their limited partner investors.
 
Larry ZahnSVB Capital's Approach to Limited Partner Relations
A core principle of SVB Capital’s overall fund strategy is to build a strong alignment of interest with its investors through proactive and open channels of communication.
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Aaron GershenbergEmerging Markets: Recognizing the Opportunity, Building Future Strategies
As discussed by SVB Capital's managing partner Aaron Gershenberg at the Global Technology Symposium, the role of emerging markets in global finance continues to gain importance and is now difficult to overestimate.
 
Connect ChinaSVB Leads Group of Venture Investors to China
U.S. investors visiting China with SVB recently observed that venture capital in the country is advancing more quickly than it has in the U.S. since the 1970s.
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