Venture capital in Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Greg N. Gregoriou, Maher Kooli and Roman Kraeussl

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Burlington, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.04154094
• Soggetto topico: Venture capital - Europe; Saving and investment - Europe
• Altri autori: GregoriouGreg N. <1956-> KooliMaher KräusslRoman
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword by Josh Lerner; Preface and Acknowledgments; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part One European Venture Capital Markets: Recent Developments and Perspectives; Chapter 1 Venture capital in Europe: Closing the gap to the U.S.; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The European and U.S. venture capital markets - a comparison; 1.3 Economic effects and government intervention; 1.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Public venture capital across Europe: A 15-year perspective; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Public versus private VC 2.3 Hypotheses; 2.4 Data; 2.5 The evolution of public VC in Europe; 2.6 Multivariate analyses; 2.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Why venture capital markets are well developed in some countries but comparatively small in others: Evidence from Europe; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Literature review; 3.3 Data; 3.4 Methodology and results; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 A survey of the venture capital industry in Central and Eastern Europe; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The route of transition and the current economic environment ; 4.3 Recent developments of VC funding in CEE 4.4 An action plan towards a well-functioning VC market; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Appendix; Chapter 5 Venture capital in European transition economies: A scoring system; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Some factors to consider; 5.3 Results; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Recommendations for the development of a European venture capital regulatory corpus: Lessons from the U.S.; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Wealth creation: the final launch price and its market implications; 6.3 A study of strategic price setting from the U.S. ; 6.4 Results 6.5 Summary of the U.S. study; 6.6 Recommendations and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part Two Evaluation, Exit Strategies, and Theoretical Aspects; Chapter 7 Productivity growth in Spanish venture-backed firms; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Literature review and hypotheses; 7.3 Data and methodology; 7.4 Results; 7.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8 Is the Spanish public sector effective in backing venture capital?; Abstract; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The role of venture capital; 8.3 Data and descriptive analysis; 8.4 Methodology; 8.5 Results; 8.6 Conclusion; References ; Chapter 9 A review of the venture capital industry in Italy Abstract; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Venture capital in Italy: the supply side; 9.3 Venture capital in Italy: the demand side; 9.4 The effect of venture capital on NTBF performance; 9.5 Public policy in support of the venture capital industry; 9.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 10 Exit strategy and the intensity of exit-directed activities among venture capital-backed entrepreneurs in Sweden; Abstract; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Research framework; 10.3 Data collection; 10.4 Results and discussion; 10.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgments ; References
• Sommario/riassunto: Until recently, only the United States had an active venture capital market. This is changing rapidly, as many other countries have experienced rapid growth in venture capital financing over the past five years. This book contains new scientific articles showcasing the latest research on venture capital in Europe. Venture capital investment remains a hot topic with portfolio managers, individual investors, academics worldwide. This book examines in detail all the major issues regarding venture capital investment: contracting, financing, regulation, valuation, etc. and identifies new trends in
• Titolo autorizzato: Venture capital in Europe
• ISBN: 1-280-70817-4; 9786610708178; 0-08-046607-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784348803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Quantitative finance series.