Essays about: "Initial Fund Performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Initial Fund Performance.

  1. 1. And the similar shall lead: the role of the affinity bias in the Italian Venture Capital investment decisions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Marco Parente; [2023]
    Keywords : Venture Capital; Behavioural Finance; Affinity bias;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the role of the affinity bias in the Italian Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem. The background idea is that, when seeking for investment opportunities, VC funds' partners may be subject to psychological biases and unintentionally prioritise founders who share with them cultural and genetic features. READ MORE

  3. 2. New kid on the block

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Eddie Hagberg; Philip Kristoffersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sweden; IPOs; Short-Run Performance; Industry Peers; Stock Price Reaction;

    Abstract : We analyze the effect of completed initial public offerings (IPOs) on listed industry peers around the time of an IPO within the same industry, in the Swedish market. Providing evidence that industry peers experience negative stock price reaction, in relation to a comparable index, in the period before the IPO. READ MORE

  4. 3. The venture capital advantage in technology firms: An IPO analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Saiteja Sriramagiri; Xuan Zhou; [2021-09-23]
    Keywords : venture capital “VC” ; ; reputation; initial public offering “IPO” ; asymmetric information; technology;

    Abstract : The goal of this research is to investigate the level of influence venture capital (VC) firms have on their technology portfolio companies’ public shares after their initial public offering (IPO). While there has been substantial research within the certification roles that underwriters and auditors take to ameliorate the information asymmetry problem, we seek to employ a similar framework within a VC-backing context. READ MORE

  5. 4. Construction and Evaluation of Basket Options using the Binomial Option Pricing Model

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Robin Nordström; Sepand Tabari; [2021]
    Keywords : Applied Mathematics; Financial Mathematics; Option Pricing; Binomial Option Pricing Model; Basket Option; Delta Neutrality; Data Analysis; Tillämpad Matematik; Finansiell Matematik; Optionsprissättning; Binomialmodellen; Korgoption; Deltaneutralitet; Dataanalys;

    Abstract : Hedge funds use a variety of different financial instruments in order to try to achieve over-average returns without taking on excessive risk - options being one of the most common of these instruments. Basket options is a type of option that is written on several underlying assets that can be used to hedge risky positions. READ MORE

  6. 5. ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A PENSION FOUNDATION : SIMULATION AND EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT- AND PORTFOLIO SELECTION STRATEGIES

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Jean-Pierre Kayal; Martin Norberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Investment strategies; Portfolio Selection Strategies; Pension Foundation;

    Abstract : Asset Liability Management is a current topic where accountability of asset management is of high importance. This is a result of continuously increasing investments in the stock market globally. The globalisation exposes a big part of the different markets to the same types of risk. READ MORE