Essays about: "Venture Capital"

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1. 1. The Post-IPO Performance of Venture Capital-backed Companies - Evidence from the European High-Tech Industry

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jonas Hollacher; Julia van Holt; [2019]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Operating Performance; Market Performance; Post-IPO; High-Tech;

   Abstract : This thesis focusses on the question whether VC-backing is positively related to the long-term post-IPO performance of companies. It thereby aims to contribute to the clarification of the broader question whether VC funds create lasting value for European high-tech companies through their financing and continued provision of monitoring and advise services. READ MORE

3. 2. The Influence of a Private Equity Fund's Holding Period on the Performance of IPOs: Empirical Evidence from the UK

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : David Derndorfer; Denis Lukasz Drung; [2019]
   Keywords : Financial Sponsors; Private Equity; Venture Capital; IPO; Holding Period;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the effect of a private equity fund's holding period on the after-market performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United Kingdom. We use a hand-collected sample of 166 sponsor-backed IPOs, which occurred on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market and Alternative Investment Market in the period from 2005 to 2015, to analyse the one-year and three-year buy-and-hold excess returns in relation to the private equity fund's holding period. READ MORE

4. 3. Innovation and Performance of Companies with a Legacy of Risk Capital Funding: A Swedish Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mikaela Bååt; Ingrid Andelid Hjort; [2018-08-01]
   Keywords : Innovation; risk capital; venture capital; private equity; stock price; profitability; business performance; R D spending; Sweden;

   Abstract : MSc in Innovation and Industrial Management.... READ MORE

5. 4. Mixed Venture Capital Syndicates: How Independent Venture Capital Firms Evaluate Corporate Venture Capital Arms as Syndication Partners

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sebastian Misurák; Philip Steen; [2018-07-06]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Corporate Venture Capital; Independent Venture Capital; Syndicate; Predictability; Value-added Capabilities; Agency Theory; Resource-Based View;

   Abstract : MSc in Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship.... READ MORE

6. 5. Determinants of Venture Capital Investments : A panel data analysis across regions in the United Kingdom

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Martia Karim; [2018]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Private Equity; Fundraising; Financial institutions; Regional analysis;

   Abstract : Venture Capital is an important theme in economic research as a growing intermediate in the financing of new or growing young firms. In Europe, it is the United Kingdom that is the leading country with the highest amount of venture capital activity. READ MORE