The Effects of Direct and Indirect Foreign Venture Capital Ties on Exit Market Selection and Exit Modes
- Topics:
- Mergers,
- Venture Capital
- Tags:
- Finance,
- Financial Services,
- Financing Startups,
- Helsinki University,
- Investment,
- IPO,
- M&A,
- Mergers & Acquisitions,
- Venture Capital
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Overview: This paper examines cross-border M&A and foreign IPOs as exit routes for venture capitalists. Although an M&A or IPO may be driven by the venture capitalist's interest to exit from an investment, the selection and functioning of exit market has consequences also on the venture. Increased exit opportunities increase the liquidity of investments and thereby the valuation of and the value creation from investments made in technology.
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Format: PDF | Size: 278KB | Date: Oct 2005 | Pages: 16





