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The Law and Finance of Venture Capital Financing in Europe : Findings from the RICAFE Resarch Project
Abstract : This survey article summarises the findings of four research projects on the venture capital industry in Europe and the role played by legal institutions and the legal framework. A study on patent litigation insurance argues that insurance can create a level playing field for small innovators, but that compulsory insurance can only be justified as a transitory scheme. The second study argues that intermediaries from countries with a better legal tradition will provide more governance and value-added services, even when investing abroad. It also provides supportive empirical evidence based on an extensive questionnaire study. The third project investigates the relationship between venture investments and a widely used legality index in thirty-nine countries, finding that better laws facilitate faster deal screening and origination, lead to a higher probability of syndication and also facilitate board representation of the investors. The final study documents a significant performance gap between the European and the US venture capital industry, but argues that the difference can not be attributed to differences in legal origin.
https://hal-hec.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00459932
Contributor : Antoine Haldemann <>
Submitted on : Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 3:20:56 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 6:19:31 AM
Contributor : Antoine Haldemann <>
Submitted on : Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 3:20:56 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 6:19:31 AM
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