The pricing of successful venture capital-backed high tech and life-sciences companies

Article Abstract:

VentureOne and Houlihan Valuation Advisors conducted a longitudinal study of the venture investment activities of 479 firms in the electronics, semiconductor, biotechnology, and communications sectors. A general linear model and multivariate analyses were employed to determine factors which affect pricing of venture capital investments in the said sectors. Results showed a number of patterns including higher valuations for firms identified in profitable stages, higher valuations for communications firms, and the importance of financing round type in ascertaining value increase.

Capital Management-Venture Capital, Research, High technology industry, Finance, Venture capital, Life sciences

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Reliance upon informants in the venture capital industry

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Venture capital firm investors and business angels rely on informants to reduce risks in prospective investments. Risks are either market risk, risk arising from unexpected factors which may adversely market demand, or agency risk, risk resulting from conflicting interests between principals and agents. It was suggested that investors concerned with both kinds of risk will not be inclined to rely on informal informants and will instead rely on formal informants.

Venture Capital Companies, Miscellaneous Intermediation, Telecommunications systems, Information services, Investors

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The moderating effect of environmental dynamism on the relationship between entrepreneur leadership behavior and new venture performance

Article Abstract:

The details of a study, which examines the effect of transactional and transformational leaderships on new venture performance, are presented. The results suggest that leaders of new ventures need to adapt to firm's environmental conditions.

Environmental aspects, Comparative analysis, Entrepreneurship, Business performance management

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