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Stock option taxation : a missing piece in European innovation policy?

Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2017

Venture capital has become a dominant form of innovation finance, used by many high-tech startups. Europe lags the U.S. in both VC activity and the creation of successful startups, and has recently been surpassed by China. Few European countries have rates of VC activity commensurable to their...

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The economic impact of VC investments supported by the EIF

Pavlova, Elitsa; Signore, Simone - 2019

This paper examines the impact of venture capital (VC) investments supported by the EIF on the financial growth and performance of young and innovative firms. Using a novel dataset covering European start-ups supported by VC in the years 2007 to 2014, we generate a counterfactual group of...

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The business angel portfolio under the European Angels Fund : an empirical analysis

Gvetadze, Salome; Pal, Kristian; Torfs, Wouter - 2020

This paper analyses the Business Angel (BA) portfolio of the European Angels Fund (EAF), an initiative of the European Investment Fund, which engages in co-investment relationships with experienced business angels across Europe. It uses EIF’s proprietary database to shed light on a specific...

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Venture capital and growth of young high-tech firms in the EU : a systematic review of the empirical evidence

Pantea, Smaranda; Tkacik, Marcel - 2021

This study contributes to the debate on VC-related policies that aim to support the growth of young high-tech firms in the EU. The study provides a systematic review of the results of 22 firm-level studies that estimate causal effects of VC using counterfactual impact evaluation methods and data...

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Soft Law Instruments in Restructuring and Insolvency Law : Exploring Its Rise and Impact

Wessels, Bob - 2019

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Toward a European Business Rescue Culture

Boon, Gert-Jan - 2019

Since 2011, the European legislator has taken a new course of action on business failure and insolvency. For a long … time, substantive harmonisation was considered unfeasible in the area of insolvency law, however, the developments over the … Insolvency Law'. In part three some observations will be made with regard to the recent developments in the EU, including a …

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Uncovering the Outcomes of Equity Crowdfunding : Post-Funding Outcomes of Equity Crowdfunded Firms in Europe

Décarre, Maxence - 2015

The aim of this study is to explore the previously unresearched outcomes of firms funded through equity crowdfunding, a novel type of entrepreneurial finance. We study the outcomes of a sample of 337 firms funded on equity crowdfunding platforms in Europe between 2009 and 2014. By incorporating...

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Institutional frameworks, venture capital and the financing of European new technology-based firms

Vanacker, Tom; Heughebaert, Andy; Manigart, Sophie - In: Corporate governance : an international review 22 (2014) 3, pp. 199-215

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How to support cleantech start-ups? : lessons from European venture-capital deals

Köppl-Turyna, Monika; Köppl, Stefan; Christopulos, … - 2023

In this paper we analyze how different types of venture capital investments - private, public and indirect public - affect performance of "cleantech" start-ups in Europe. We hand collected a unique dataset on the institutional setting (public/indirect/private) of almost 15000 investors in...

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Promoting cross-border investing by business angels in the European Union

Mason, Colin M.; Botelho, Tiago; Duggett, Joe - In: Regional studies : official journal of the Regional … 56 (2022) 8, pp. 1391-1403

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