The impact of venture capital on the productivity growth of European entrepreneurial firms: 'Screening' or 'value added' effect?

被引:181
作者
Croce, Annalisa [1 ]
Marti, Jose [2 ]
Murtinu, Samuele [1 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, I-20156 Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Complutense Madrid, Madrid 28223, Spain
关键词
Venture capital; Entrepreneurial firms; Screening; Value added; Imprinting effect; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS; TECH START-UPS; PRIVATE EQUITY; STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP; CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC FIRMS; PANEL-DATA;
D O I
10.1016/j.jbusvent.2012.06.001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We aim to ascertain to what extent the better performance of European venture capital (VC)-backed firms in high-tech industries is due to either 'screening' or 'value added' provided by VC investors. We compare portfolio firms' productivity growth before and after the first VC round, using a matched control group as benchmark. We show that productivity growth is not significantly different between VC and non-VC-backed firms before the first round of VC financing, whereas significant differences are found in the first years after the investment event. We also find that the value-adding services provided by VC investors 'imprint' the portfolio firm. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:489 / 510
页数:22
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