Venture Capital and New Technology Based Firms
An US-German Comparison
Published on 18. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 154 pages
978-3-7908-0968-8 (ISBN)
Description
The aim of this study is to investigate in the role of Venture Capital in the development of New Technology Based Firms in two countries: USA and Germany. Based on literature review and empirical work issues concerning the extent and stage of financing, the nature of oversight provided by Venture Capitalists and the framework conditions for Venture Capital are subject of investigation. The results have been reflected in a workshop with experts from research, industry and policy.
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Series
Edition
1997 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
3 s/w Abbildungen
XII, 154 p. 3 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
271 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7908-0968-8 (9783790809688)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-48683-8
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Additional editions
Oliver Pfirrmann | Udo Wupperfeld | Joshua Lerner
Venture Capital and New Technology Based Firms
An US-German Comparison
E-Book
12/2012
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€53.49
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Content
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Objectives and the Scope of the Study.- 1.2 Issues, Research Questions and the Study Concept.- 2 Venture Capital Markets, New Technology Based Firms and Financial Systems: Definitions and an Overview of the US and German Experiences.- 2.1 Venture Capital: the Process and Investors.- 2.2 New Technology Based Firms.- 2.3 The Capital Market Segments in the US and Germany.- 3 Framework Conditions for Venture Capital: Results of the Literature Review.- 3.1 Development of the Venture Capital Markets - a Historical Overview.- 3.2 The Markets Today.- 3.3 Framework Conditions and Development Determinants.- 3.4 Public Policy.- 3.5 Specific Conclusions of the Literature Review.- 4 Ten Case Studies of Venture-backed Firms and their Investment Companies.- 4.1 Methodological Preliminaries.- 4.2 The US Studies.- 4.3 The German Studies.- 4.4 Specific Conclusions and Synopsis of the Empirical Evidence.- 5 Summary and Overall Conclusions.- 6 References.