Based on 1182 dyads of German new ventures and venture capitalists involved in a financing round between 2002 and 2007, we examine the impact of spatial proximity on the likelihood of an investment. We find that with each triplication of journey time the relative likelihood of an investment...

Das Einmaleins der Unternehmensbewertung. Welche Verfahren sind für junge Unternehmen besonders geeignet? Die Autorinnen erläutern in ihrem neuesten Lehrbuch die wichtigsten Methoden. Klassische Ansätze wie das Multiplikatoren-Verfahren, die Discounted-Cashflow- oder Realoptions-Methode...

The impact of private equity firms on employment in their portfolio companies is a controversial topic widely discussed in academia and in practice in recent years. A large body of research has resulted from this debate. The studies are focused on different aspects of employment and are based on...