Financial theory, resource-based theory and access to deal flow are used to explain syndication practices among European venture capital (VC) firms. The desire to share risk and increase portfolio diversification is a more important motive for syndication than the desire to access additional...

Compares the relative importance of syndicationmotives across different types of venture capitalists. First, a discussion ofmotives for syndicating venture capital (VC) investments leads to theformulation of several hypotheses, two of which propose that the finance motiveis more important for...

While prior research has compiled a multifaceted picture of why firms collaborate and how they may benefit from it, existing knowledge regarding the value created by corporate alliances is limited to some standard value drivers. The present book broadens this understanding of collaborative value...