Chapter 1. Theoretical Background -- Chapter 2. Start-up, Expansion and Buy-out Financing -- Chapter 3. A Snapshot of Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry: Pre and Post-crisis -- Chapter 4. Highlights of Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation.

Litigation against a bank is indicative of misconduct risk because it suggests a failure to process customer complaints (EBA, 2014). This study examines the relationship between certain features of banks and potential and actual misconduct based on a panel of complaints submitted to the Italian...

We analyze whether relationship lending reduces borrowers' probability of default and, if so, whether this beneficial effect also applies to borrowers who are more exposed to the economic downturn. By using unique, matched data of 43,000 firms and their lending institutions between 2008 and...