Zusammenfassung Fragestellung des Papieres ist, ob junge Unternehmen durch die Inanspruchnahme einer Beteiligungsfinanzierung (Untersuchungsgruppe) eine bessere unternehmerische Performance erzielen können im Vergleich zu einer „repräsentativen" Menge von nicht mit Beteiligungskapital...

Zusammenfassung In dem Beitrag wird das in Deutschland beobachtbare Phänomen der im Vergleich zur Realvermögensbildung überproportionalen Geldvermögensbildung untersucht. Grundlage ist die Finanzierungsrechnung der Deutschen Bundesbank, die eine sektorale Analyse des...

The sizes, and thereby minimum investments, of venture capital funds grew phenomenally during 1995‐2000. Simultaneously, business started to transform from capital to knowledge intensive and a new gap emerged between venture and capital. A diverse group of actors referred to herein as...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the views of Estonian private equity and venture capitalists about the valuation of high‐growth companies and compare these with theoretical recommendations found in corporate finance and venture capital literature. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the effectiveness of private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) funds in promoting best practices of corporate governance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) committed to PE/VC partnerships, in an institutional environment characterized by ownership...

This article takes a close look at the ways US, Israeli, and Irish policy makers have addressed the start‐up equity‐financing gap. US policy makers have been indirect, providing funds and creating the regime conducive to the growth of the private venture capital industry. Israeli policy...

Abstract Venture capital is certainly important to a country in that it finances entrepreneurship and innovation. In recent years, secondary markets for private shares have emerged as an important node in the VC cycle by both facilitating interim liquidity for non-listed firms and providing...