Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

My questions come from a layman's perspective. There is a view among the lay population that venture capitalists are synonymous with vulture capitalists. What springs to mind is a character like Gordon Gekko, taking over a small company, asset-stripping it and selling it off to the market for its bits and pieces or body parts. As a category of investor, venture capitalists do not have a great reputation. Both delegations have made the point that 80% more investment in the SME sector the United States comes from venture capitalists-----