David Fisher is trying to raise $ 200 million for the first time venture debt fund, which will be associated with Silicon Valley Bank, the main creditor of technology. Despite his long experience in lending to businesses, the process is difficult. He and his partners are considering whether to continue to try to raise the full or close less, which are readily available and prove the model before trying to raise more funds. When making a decision, the partners should consider the structure of the fund and the value added by their relationship with the bank, as well as how to deal with conflict of interest issues raised by the potential of the limited partners. "Hide
by G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon Source: Harvard Business School 27 pages. Publication Date: January 14, 2004. Prod. #: 804083-PDF-ENG
