The main aim of the article is to evaluate performance of loan and guarantee funds in Poland. The system of SMEs support through loans and guarantees in Poland was created 24 years ago and it is ready for assessment. In many other countries similar institutions operate, however the question: How...

We investigate whether the supply of venture capital (VC) is driven by spatial proximity between a VC company and the portfolio firm. Our analysis is based on information about VC investments in Germany between 2004 and 2009. We find that possible problems caused by the geographic distance to a...

The consequences of the crisis on private equity and venture capital have spurred new forms of SMEs financing, based on partnership between public and private sectors. Internationally, the two sectors cooperate intensively through the fund of funds instruments. In Italy, a new investment fund...

As most other countries, Germany also faces dramatic regional differences in terms of socioeconomic development. One important driver of such development is the existence of a healthy entrepreneurial activity and the creation of new companies. We argue that venture capital (VC) and especially...

As most other countries, Germany also faces dramatic regional differences in terms of socioeconomic development. One important driver of such development is the existence of a healthy entrepreneurial activity and the creation of new companies. We argue that venture capital (VC) and especially...