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	<title>Raising Equity and Venture Capital on Main Street</title>
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		<title>Raising Equity from Venture Capital Sources</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the past&nbsp;twenty-five years, there has been a tremendous increase in raising of private equity in the venture capital industry.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pool of lare U.S. private equity funds&mdash;partnerships specializing in venture capital, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine investments, build-ups, and distressed debt&mdash; and the development of small private equity firms providing venture capital has grown from $5 billion in 1980,&nbsp;$125 billion in 1995, to $1.2 Trillion in 2005. Private equity&#039;s recent growth has grown significantly and now represents a normal launch mode for new business ventures of all sizes.&nbsp;</p>
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