Prior literature (e.g., Brav and Gompers, 1997) establishes that the average VC-backed IPO does not outperform benchmarks. In this paper, we show, by accounting for VC holdings, that the average VC-backed IPOs does outperform as long as the VC is still present. This outperformance continues...

This study examines how cultural and political factors affect the spread and the macro-economic consequences of the global coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Our results show that these factors matter: they have mixed effects on the health of a country’s citizens and its economy. We find that...

We examine why venture capital firms re-invest in portfolio companies also after the IPO. Companies are taken public earlier than optimal, resulting in lower post-IPO returns, and a greater likelihood of, and shorter time to, the first post-IPO VC refinancing

We study the decision of listed companies to stay or leave the Russian market amid the invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting stock market reaction. By exploring the impact of ESG and human rights scores, we find that lower scores are coupled with a greater likelihood of keeping the Russian...

We examine how the ownership of lead venture capital firms (VCs) evolves after their portfolio companies (PCs) are publicly listed. The VC investment period before the IPO, the VC age, the PC age, and the percentage change in the post-IPO stock price all incentivize earlier VC exit. Lead VCs...

We explain the determinants of corporate green investments (GI) by using a series of both firm- and country-level factors. Employing environmental expenditures as a proxy for green investments at the firm level, we find that larger firms tend to invest more in green projects, whereas firms that...

This paper investigates whether shareholder class action litigation affects the takeover candidacy, premium, and completion rate of mergers and acquisitions involving defendant target firms. We use a comprehensive data set of publicly traded U.S. firms that became the targets of takeover bids...