Venture capital and private equity funds find life tough

A slew of new data suggests mainland-focused venture capital and private equity funds may be finding the going tough after a dream run in past years.

The natural life cycle of these funds, from raising cash to investing and eventual exit, is now in jeopardy amid a drought in initial public share offerings because of a weak economy and poor investor confidence.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/1142805/venture-capital-and-private-equity-funds-find-life