The study of venture capital exit has started gaining momentum since the last decade. Though valuation and pricing still remain the important areas in decisions relating to exit, other factors like the selection of appropriate timing, optimal exit route, etc. too are being studied extensively....

Venture Capital (VC) has emerged as the dominant source of finance for entrepreneurial and early stage businesses, and the Indian VC industry in particular has clocked the fastest growth rate globally. Academic literature reveals that VC funded companies show superior performance to non VC...

The main purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the characteristics of infrastructure projects which have private equity investments in them. A comprehensive sample of 2821 infrastructure projects (worth US$1.4 trillion) globally from 1990 till 2009 has been examined in this paper....

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have differential preference of various funding sources depending on the stage of growth cycle they are in. Quite a few researches have been carried out to decode the link between various funding sources and performance. This study differs from existing...

The aim of this study is to analyse and compare the nature, behaviour and investment preferences of angel investors around the world. In order to get a better understanding of the emerging economies, a special emphasis was given on the Indian Angel market. Angel investors' detailed...

This article is based on a roundtable discussion of how venture capital and private equity investments create value for their portfolio companies. Value creation happens in all three stages of investment process - identification, investment, and monitoring. In the Indian context, high levels of...

The purpose of this paper is to understand the risk-return profile of merchant power plants (MPPs) as compared to power plants with off-take agreements in the Indian context. Information from the literature was analyzed to identify major risks associated with MPPs. Literature pertaining to risk...

Emerging economies can compete in the global markets only through productivity improvements. Most firms in developing economies are inefficient, making misallocation of resources highly likely. Finance is not only a factor of production but also a facilitator of other factors of production. When...