This paper examines private equity and venture capital in Italy. The first part looks at the main features of the Italian market and its recent evolution; the second part considers the results of a survey of firms and intermediaries designed to gather information regarding contract features and...

This paper analyses the financial and economic conditions of the companies in the portfolios of Italian private equity funds. Information from an ad hoc survey of Italian asset management companies, combined with accounting data for 2008 drawn from the Central Credit Register, is used to develop...

Italian Abstract: Il lavoro descrive le caratteristiche dei private placement e discute le condizioni necessarie per la loro diffusione in Europa. Il private placement è una modalità di finanziamento usata principalmente da imprese di medie dimensioni che, non potendo accedere al mercato...

Italian Abstract: Il tema del finanziamento degli investimenti a lungo termine è al centro dell'agenda delle autorità di politica economica; è tra le priorità della Presidenza italiana dell'Unione Europea. Il lavoro presenta le principali iniziative internazionali in materia e mette in rilievo...

English Abstract: The literature that examines target prices issued by equity research analysts is vast, and the role of the analytical process and valuation model used to determine target prices has received growing attention by scholars. However, the specific evidence that indicates how...

English Abstract: The Report is organized in four sections. The first section describes the main characteristics of the ownership and control structure of Italian listed companies. In the second part are reported data on the internal governance of listed firms, with particular reference to the...

English Abstract: The Report is organized in four sections. The first section describes the main characteristics of the ownership and control structure of Italian listed companies. In the second part are reported data on the internal governance of listed firms, with particular reference to the...

Italian Abstract: Il presente lavoro, dopo avere compiuto un'analisi della disciplina italiana in tema di sistemi di amministrazione e controllo delle società quotate, ripercorrendone il processo evolutivo e delineando i principali nodi problematici, procede a una ricognizione di carattere...