03759nas|a2200433 i 4500 20260817173407.0 151295s1995 th uu m rtt 00| a1eng d .b10151503 AIT RSPR no. SM-95-22 Wickramatilake, Rajapaksa Mudiyanselage Dharmasiri Comparative study of the venture capital industry in Sri Lanka and Thailand Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 118 leaves Research studies project report ; no. SM-95-22 A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration, School of Management Research Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995 This study attempts to compare the venture capital operations in Sri Lanka and Thailand with special reference to the evaluation criteria used by venture capitalists. The information used in this study was gathered through questionnaire and interviews with the chief executive officers and top managers of seven venture capital firms in Sri Lanka and nine venture capital firms in Thailand The study also relies on company publications, government publications, published and unpublished academic literature and business magazines. The study identifies the typical features of venture capital operations in both the countries in relation to deal origination, screening criteria, evaluation criteria, source of funds, stages of financing, post investment activities, exit mechanisms and legal and fiscal incentives provided by the respective governments. In the area of evaluation, the study concludes that the most important criteria for investment decisions are the "characteristics of the entrepreneur". "Integrity " is an essential factor for an investment to take place in both the countries. "characteristics of the venture management team" are the next important criteria for the venture capitalists in Sri Lanka. and Thailand "Characteristics of the product" are the least important criteria for venture capitalists in both the countries. More than fifty percent of venture capitalists in both the countries regard " high tech products " as irrelevant in making investment decisions. Finally, the study identifies some areas of concern to both the venture capitalists and the government for creating an environment that is conducive to the development of the venture capital operations. Venture capital Sri Lanka Venture capital Thailand Pandey, Indra M., Chairperson Gupta, Joyti, Examination Committee Tang, John C.S., Examination Committee Asian Development Bank, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. SM-95-22 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B15356 .b10151503 mnait y 240411 1 951215 m a y 0 mnait mnarc mnait 22 40 20 Barcode : 30050120597868 CREATED : 2012-11-14 RECORD # : i12716133 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160104690 CREATED : 2016-04-22 RECORD # : i12947891 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050121002249 CREATED : 2020-06-25 RECORD # : i13278150 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 19776 19776 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 0 AIT RSPR no. SM-95-22 30050120597868 2026-08-17 17:34:07 3 2026-08-17 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT RSPR no. SM-95-22 30050160104690 2026-08-17 17:34:07 2026-08-17 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 0 AIT RSPR no. SM-95-22 30050121002249 2026-08-17 17:34:07 1 2026-08-17 20