The scope and purpose of this special issue is to reassess the relationships between private equity (PE) investors and their portfolio companies in the light of the need for venture capital/ private equity (VC/PE) firms to adapt their strategies for value creation in the light of the recent...

The paper evaluates whether government intervention through the subsidization of business angel networks (BANs) enhances regional economic growth in Flanders, Belgium. It shows that, firstly, BANs reduce the information and financing problems entrepreneurial companies face. Secondly, that these...

Collewaert V., Manigart S. and Aernoudt R. Assessment of government funding of business angel networks in Flanders, Regional Studies. The paper evaluates whether government intervention through the subsidization of business angel networks (BANs) enhances regional economic growth in Flanders,...