Services provided by firms that raise and manage investment funds focusing on equity in privately held companies, typically startups or emerging businesses with growth potential. Activities include sourcing investors, evaluating opportunities, and strategically managing portfolio investments to achieve returns through exits such as sales or public offerings.
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Private Equity and Venture Capital Services
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Code
PS0006
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Name
Private Equity and Venture Capital Services
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Version
1.0
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Category
Wealth & Investment
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Created
2025-03-14
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Modified
2025-04-02
Related Techniques
- Facilitate direct equity placements, allowing criminals to present illicit proceeds as standard capital injections into private companies.
- Opaque deal structures and limited public reporting requirements help disguise beneficial ownership, making money flows difficult to track.
- Facilitate large injections of criminal proceeds as so-called business investments, masking them through formal corporate structures.
- Criminals can justify illicit funds as legitimate returns or exit proceeds when divesting from portfolio companies.
- Illicit capital is injected into private equity entities under the guise of routine investments or capital calls, masking the true source of funds.
- False investor data and manipulated performance metrics lend credibility to otherwise suspicious capital inflows.