CHAPTER NINECASE STUDY 4:Growth Capital

Let us take our model building one step further. In this chapter, we introduce our fourth case study, investing money in a growth business. This is often known as a growth equity, a growth capital, or a development capital story. A number of investors focus on investment opportunities of this type. In such an investment opportunity, the investor is looking for businesses that require additional development capital to fully realize their growth potential. The business might be at a stage where it is profitable, but further capital is needed in order to scale the business up.

Such businesses can be found in a variety of sectors. Our particular case study involves a textile manufacturing company.

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