In 2005, the Government of Ontario announced the phase out of the Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporation (LSVCC) tax credit, which will be become effective in 2011. Some media attention has suggested this might lead to difficulty for Ontario entrepreneurs and emerging companies in raising...

Research SummaryThis paper provides a review of the entrepreneurial finance literature in the surprisingly not very well integrated entrepreneurship and finance journals. Entrepreneurial finance encompasses venture capital, private equity, private debt, trade credit, IPOs, angel finance, and...

Based on M&As from over 45 countries from 2003-2014, we show that the presence of end-of-day (EOD) target price manipulation prior to M&As increases the probability of an M&A deal withdrawal, and decreases the premium paid. More detailed exchange trading rules that govern manipulation across...

This paper investigates how early termination of venture capital (VC) investment in entrepreneurial ventures affect the ability of these young ventures into acquiring further resources necessary for survival and growth. We propose that young entrepreneurial ventures face a higher cost of...

This paper considers an international sample of venture capital and private equity funds to assess the role of law, corruption and culture in setting fund manager fees in terms of their fixed management fees, carried interest performance fees, clawbacks of fees and cash versus share...

This article considers an international sample of venture capital and private equity funds to assess the role of law, corruption, and culture in setting fund manager fees. With better legal conditions, fixed fees are lower, carried interest fees are higher, clawbacks are less likely, and share...

This paper considers an international sample of venture capital and private equity funds to assess the role of law, corruption and culture in setting fund manager fees in terms of their fixed management fees, carried interest performance fees, clawbacks of fees and cash versus share...

This chapter discusses issues pertaining to crowdfunding and entrepreneurial internationalization. We extend prior literature by examining case studies and portals where entrepreneurial internationalization is facilitated by crowdfunding. We discuss opportunities, challenges, and future research...

This paper presents evidence about the shortfall of venture capital in Canada relative to comparable regions in the United States, despite massive government spending on governmental venture capital programs in Canada. The Government of Canada committed $500 million towards venture capital in...

The main strategic objective of bank-affiliated venture capital funds (BVCs) is to enhance demand of debt capital from portfolio companies. This paper investigates the channels through which banks pursue such a strategy. Using detailed data from seven Western European countries in the period...