Essays about: "VC firm"

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1. 21. The Impact of Venture Capital on Business Dynamics in Europe and the United States

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Tobias Kienlein; [2015]
   Keywords : Venture capital; business dynamics; multiplier effect; firm birth; employment; firm survival; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The venture capital industry is seen to be favourable for an economy’s business dynamics. Using a panel of 23 countries over 2004 – 2012, the thesis explores the linkage of venture capital with firm births, employment in newly born firms and survival rates. The aggregate approach allows considering the implicit multiplier effect of VC. READ MORE

3. 22. Performance Dynamics of Venture-Financed Firms - An Empirical Study of the Swedish Venture Capital Market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Frida Lyxell; Erik Nordén; [2013-07-02]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the performance of a sample of 154 venture capital (VC)-financed and 154 non-VC-financed firms from birth to exit on the Swedish market between the years 1998 and 2011. We find that VC-financed firms achieve higher growth rates in sales than a matched sample of non-VC-financed firms. READ MORE

4. 23. The role of domestic and foreign venture capital in successful Nordic firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Etienne Brunet; [2013]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Early Stage Investment; Cross-border; Nordic region;

   Abstract : Using a unique dataset, we provide new stylized facts about the determinants of domestic and foreign venture capital (VC) in Nordic technology firms exited via a trade sale, between 1998 and 2013. We investigate the relationship between the nationality of a VC and the one of the acquirer. READ MORE

5. 24. Venture Capital Contracting: A comparison between Italy and Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Edoardo Franco Invernizzi Limonta; [2013]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Contracting; Dual-country Study; Italy; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to compare and contrast venture capital realities in Italy and Sweden with a particular consideration to the way that venture capitalist in the two countries sign term-sheets with entrepreneurs. The work attempts to define the level of maturity of Venture Capital in Italy and in Sweden, the characteristics of the activity of the VC market in the two countries, and the relationship between vetoes and control rights in VC terms-sheet in the Italian and Swedish context. READ MORE

6. 25. How do Venture Capital Firms Incorporate ESG (Environment Social and Governance) Criteria into Investment Decision Making

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Muhammad Imran Goraya; Sardar Muhammad Usman; [2011]
   Keywords : ESG Environmental; Social and Governance ; Venture capital; Private Equity; Social Responsible Investment; Screening process; Triple Bottom line; British Venture Capital Association; National Venture Capital Association; European Venture Capital Association; Swedish Venture Capital Association.;

   Abstract : The leaders of all countries of each sector and level of society are compelled to work together to address [social and environmental] challenges by maintaining sustainable human development and ensuring that the benefits of globalization are shared more widely. It is in the interests of businesses that these benefits continue both for companies and for others in society. READ MORE