Business Angels is the term for wealthy individuals that provide company founders with capital and know-how. The capital is provided with an eye on returning a profit, the know-how is supplied on a voluntary basis. Business Angels Agentur Ruhr e.V. (BAAR) is the first business angels network to maintain a private equity focus on the Metropole Ruhr. BAAR sees itself as a meeting place for business angels, capital and know-how to encounter entrepreneurs with ideas and all other players in the informal venture capital market.
http://businessangelsagentur.de
Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. (BAND) is dedicated to the establishment of the Business Angels culture in Germany, it organises the exchange of experiences and promotes co-operation. As an umbrella organisation for the informal venture capital market, BAND is the mouthpiece of the Business Angels networks in their dealings with the worlds of politics and public relations, representing the interests of young, innovative companies to the Business Angels.
The website www.business-angels.de is the central point of access to activities in the German Business Angels market and contains all important information, including an archive. Links lead to all Business Angels networks that work with BAND in expanding the market, as well as to the members and sponsors of BAND.
www.business-angels.de
This information point of Deutsche Börse AG for potential stock market venturers supplies a range of information on the subject of Initial Public Offerings.
http://deutsche-boerse.com/.../20_Going_Public/03_I-POint
The Private Equity Forum is a centre of excellence between capital seekers and capital providers. Amongst other things, the communication and information platform for private equity themes includes a compilation of potential co-operation partners and a range of important documents related to the subject.
www.venture-capital-forum.de/cms/front_content.php
The win Business Angels initiative of NRW.BANK mediates private equity capital to innovative companies. The majority of this capital is sourced from successful business people, managers and business experts. As Business Angels they invest their assets and entrepreneurial experience in young, promising projects and companies.
www.nrwbank.de/...