RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 VC Specialization Improves IPO Performance
JF The Journal of Private Equity
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 65
OP 74
DO 10.3905/jpe.2014.17.4.065
VO 17
IS 4
A1 Nicholas Racculia
YR 2014
UL https://pm-research.com/content/17/4/65.abstract
AB Venture capital industry specialization enhances the performance of funded initial public offerings. Initial public offering survival rates and performance are higher when backed by single-industry venture capitalists. This presents useful investment analysis for portfolio managers, when adding venture capital to their investment portfolio. The study benefits from data, specifically the Capital IQ venture capital dataset, which have not been used in other venture capital research articles.TOPICS: Private equity, equity portfolio management, performance measurement, statistical methods