History of private equity and venture capital

Private equity and venture capital have been around for a long time, but they have become more important in the last few decades. Private equity is when a company or person buys a company and then works to make it more valuable so they can make money when they sell it later. Venture capital is when people or companies give money to a company to help them start or grow their business, in exchange for a share of the company. Both types of investors are usually looking to make a lot of money and don’t mind taking big risks. In the past these investors mostly worked with macro-sized companies and large-scale business investments, but now they are investing in smaller startups and companies too. In the last few decades, private equity and venture capital firms have gotten a lot of attention for their success and for making a lot of money for their investors.