%0 Journal Article %A Xuan Liu %A Imants Paeglis %A Thomas Walker %T Causes and Consequences of Venture Capitalist Litigation %D 2006 %R 10.3905/jpe.2006.650460 %J The Journal of Private Equity %P 59-75 %V 9 %N 4 %X Sticking with an analysis of the situation postdeal, Liu, Paeglis, and Walker take us into the scary world of SEC lawsuits thrown at venture-backed public companies. Does the strong reputation of a venture firm appear to attract litigation due, perhaps, to the deep pockets of the organization? That's a scary thought and these authors test it. Are the lawsuits frivolous or do they appear to have merit? Do firms continue to fund companies after the imposition of litigation? Do venture firms named in lawsuits tend to keep or lose their reputational rankings? Can you avoid lawsuits by monitoring your portfolio firms more intensively? We thought you might be interested in the answers to some of these provocative questions.TOPICS: Private equity, exchanges/markets/clearinghouses, risk management, statistical methods %U https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/iijpriveq/9/4/59.full.pdf