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The Role of Convertible Securities in Venture Capital Financing
Chang, Shih-Chung - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
entrepreneurs are better informed than the venture capitalists (VCs). We demonstrate that for a well-designed contract the … variability of the return is sufficiently large, the entrepreneurs will find it desirable to rely on convertible securities with … with which the entrepreneurs are awarded equity shares without investment outlays. We compare the different financing …
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The Importance of Trust for Investment : Evidence From Venture Capital (Revision of DP 2009-43)
Da Rin, Marco; Bottazzi, L.; Hellmann, T. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2010
We examine the effect of trust on financial investment and contracting decisions in a micro-economic environment where trust is exogenous. Using hand-collected data on European venture capital, we show that the Eurobarometer measure of trust among nations significantly affects investment...
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Could The Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?
Acs, Zoltan; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, Laszlo; Terjesen, Siri - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006
It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765260
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Spotfire : Managing a Multinational Start-Up
Kuemmerle, Walter - 2014
capitalists and entrepreneurs. Specifically, the case shows how venture capitalists add value beyond their invested capital but …
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Towards contemporary issues in the financial system
Chodnicka, Patrycja (contributor);  … - Wydział Zarządzania, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Changes in the financial market and attempts at implementation of prudential regulation proposals after the recent financial crisis resulted in the scientific conference entitled International Conference on Management, Banking and Finance, held at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw,...
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INDIAN VENTURE CAPITALISTS (VCs) INVESTMENT EVALUATION CRITERIA
Mishra, Asim - EconWPA - 2005
criteria was developed on previously developed lists. The criteria fell into six groups: the entrepreneur’s personality, the … entrepreneur’s experience, characteristics of the product or service, characteristics of the market, financial consideration and … entrepreneur’s personality and experience are seen as being primary indicators of the venture’s potential. …
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Venture Capital Investment in Minority Business
Bradford, William D. - 2009
This study analyzes the performance of investments made by venture capital (VC) funds that specialize in financing minority business enterprises (MBEs). We explore the hypothesis that financing MBEs offers attractive returns to VC funds because this market niche is underserved. Traits of the VC...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012721740
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Should Venture Capitalists Put All Their Eggs in One Basket? Diversification Versus Pure Play Strategies in Venture Capital
Knill, April M. - 2009
Managing the different companies in which they invest and at the same time performing portfolio optimization for themselves, venture capitalists position themselves as a pure-play or diversified conglomerate through their cumulative portfolios. I examine the effects of two investment strategies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012721858
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The Role of Independent Directors in VC-Backed Firms
Broughman, Brian J. - 2008
entrepreneurs and VCs use to select an unbiased independent director. I conclude by considering implications for corporate law and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012723702
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Relations with Lenders and Enterprise Complexity in SMEs
Zara, Claudio - 2008
Differences in financial behaviour are explained in the literature by reference to the theory of asymmetrical information, and in particular to the concept of information opacity. The same literature indicates that because SMEs are an opaque type of company, they tend to have relational...
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