In the literature, the impact of multinationality on the valuation of multinational companies is heavily debated. To understand this impact on valuation, we need to clarify whether and how multinationality affects systematic risk. For this purpose, we analyze the state of research concerning the...

Corporate accelerators (CAs) have emerged as a key component of entrepreneurship ecosystems, offering startups corporate guidance, industry connections, and resources for accelerated venture creation. Although their proliferation is evident, we still know little about the value they produce for...

Credit risk is one of the main risks financial institutions are exposed to. Within the last two decades, simulation-based credit portfolio models became extremely popular and replaced closed-form analytical ones as computers became more powerful. However, especially for non-homogenous and...

This paper is concerned with the valuation and analysis of risky debt instruments with arbitrary interest and principal payments subject to default risk. We use a discrete risk-neutral present value model with expected payments for risk-neutral investors and risk-free spot rates for the...

This study investigates the financing decisions within German SMEs, examining firm-specific, macroeconomic, and news-related determinants. Utilizing a 10-year dataset encompassing 13,051 SMEs, we employ a dynamic panel data model with an unbiased Dynamic Panel Fractional (DPF) estimator to...

The objective of this paper is to analyze the suitability of the Total Market Return approach within the requirements of the capital asset pricing model, and for the purpose of business valuation, particularly in light of its endorsement by the institute of German auditors (IDW). First, we...

Studies indicate that a consistent rise in insolvency risk should be addressed at the strategic level. Vigilant boards can use leverage maturity structure as a tool to control insolvency risk. However, according to the information asymmetry theory, leverage acquisition is subject to the presence...

The aim of the paper is to establish the relationship between the customer capital and the company's market value (MV). Examining this impact seems justified as the topic has been rarely investigated till now. The regression analysis was used to achieve the research objective. We analyzed...

We address our research to the problem of managerial overconfidence and financing behavior. The aim of the paper is, hence, to ascertain the pattern of financing decisions of overconfident managers and identify the relevant capital structure theory (trade-off or pecking order theory) that can be...

Accelerators have been becoming increasingly popular among young entrepreneurs interested in developing products, attracting investors, or establishing relations with industry represented by large companies. The focus of the studies is to conduct literature review due to the small number of...