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Investor protection and business creation
Hyytinen, Ari; Takalo, Tuomas - 2004
We study the effects of investor protection on the availability of external finance, entrepreneurship, and creation of … surplus between entrepreneurs and financiers. The results indicate that anything that increases (decreases) entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284922
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On the real effects of private equity investment: evidence from new business creation
Popov, Alexander; Roosenboom, Peter - 2009
Using a comprehensive database of European firms, we study how private equity affects the rate of firm entry. We find that private equity investment benefits new business incorporation, especially in industries with naturally higher entry rates and R&D intensity. A two standard deviation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605124
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Smart capital in German start-ups: an empirical analysis
Schäfer, Dorothea; Schilder, Dirk - 2007
into several components and conduct a survey among 85 German suppliers of start-up finance. The results show that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263790
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The determinants of debt and (private-) equity financing in young innovative SMEs: Evidence from Germany
Schäfer, Dorothea; Werwatz, Axel; Zimmermann, Volker - 2004
who focus explicitly on start-up finance predict that entrepreneurs are the more likely to seek equity-like venture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298280
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Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready? A randomized experiment in the Western Balkans
Cusolito, Ana Paula; Dautovic, Ernest; McKenzie, David J. - 2020
Innovative firms with good ideas may still struggle to fine-tune them to the stage where they can attract outside funding. We conduct a five-country randomized experiment that tests the impact of an investment readiness program. Firms then pitched their ideas to independent judges. The program...
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Employment contribution of private equity and venture capital in Europe
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Klöckner, Oliver - 2005
Over the past ten years, private equity and venture capital have played an increasingly important role in the European economy. In parallel to the increase in investments, contribution of the private equity and venture capital industry to employment in Europe has grown. Against this background,...
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Does private equity investment spur innovation? Evidence from Europe
Popov, Alexander; Roosenboom, Peter - 2009
covering the period 1991-2004, we study how private equity finance affects patent applications and patent grants. We address …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605109
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A kockázati- és magántőke forrásai. Az intézményi befektetők szerepe a kockázati- és magántőke-ágazat forrásellátásában
Karsai, Judit - 2010
Due to the 2008 global financial crisis the position of the private equity sector has weakened. The number and the value of new transactions have dropped together with the volume of the raised funds. Credit shares have also decreased in the financing of the transactions. Exiting from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494446
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Kettős állami szerep a kockázatitőke-ágazatban
Karsai, Judit - 2013
A double nature characterizes the behavior of the government in the venture capital market: a fear of systemic risk and the desire to stimulate companies with growth potential. It seems that the fear might be a bit excessive, disproportionately restricting the effects of venture capital in the...
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Private equity and venture capital in sport: Who is receiving funding and what factors influence funding
Koba, Timothy - In: The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF) 22 (2020) 2, pp. 30-44
vital for growth. As an industry, sport comprises several sectors of the economy with little understanding of the private … marketplace for sport, fitness and athletic businesses in the United States between 2010 and 2020. The results of the study … invested in women and minority sport business. As one of the first studies to evaluate this funding, results help inform …
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