Venture capital (VC) has become an international phenomenon, and VC firms are a specific
kind of service firm whose characteristics have distinctive implications for international …

This paper uses a large multi-country sample of venture capital firms to compare the
approaches to investee valuation and sources of information used by venture capital …

SMEs' contributions to economic development both in developing and developed countries
have been well documented in the economic literature. SMEs have been acknowledged as …

Using a proprietary data set on international private equity activity, we study the
determinants of buyout investments across 61 countries and 19 industries over the period of …

Venture capital has impacted significantly on performance of Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs) in developed countries. In Developed countries small businesses are the stepping …

Over the 15 past years, international PE flows have become increasingly important. The goal
of this chapter is to present evidence and academic research on this topic and to stress how …

Public interest in private equity (PE) in Europe has been growing in recent years, and PE
has become one of the most significant alternative asset classes. The funds raised and …

In this chapter, we turn to the makeup and role of venture capital (VC) in Chinese business,
including the relative importance of informal finance. Given the role that entrepreneurial …

Motivated by the different development paths of the life science industries in North America
(USand Canada) and Europe, we examine portfolio strategies of venture capitalists (VC) …

Management buy-outs and related transactions involve simultaneous changes in the
ownership, financial structure and incentive systems of firms. Although buy-outs can be …