Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting This page intentionally left blank Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting An International Perspective Douglas J. Cumming Associate Professor and Ontario Research Chair, York University – Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sofia A. Johan Senior Research Fellow, Tilburg Law and Economic Centre (TILEC), Tilburg, The Netherlands AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO •
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1 Budget 2013-2014 Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance February 28, 2013 Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2013-14. 2. I recall my last tenure as Finance Minister and acknowledge with gratitude the splendid support that I received from all sections of the House as well as the people of India. Today, more than ever, I seek the same support as we navigate the Indian economy through a crisis that has enveloped the whole world and spared none. 3. I intend to keep
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ONSET Ventures: Written Case Submission In 1984, ONSET Ventures was established as a seed stage venture fund by Terry Opdendyk and David Kelley. With $5 million in capital, this “feeder” fund was created with the help of three later-stage venture capital firms, and investments from 31 CEOs as well as various entrepreneurs. The goal of this initial fund was to make seed stage investments that would later be backed by the larger, later-stage VC firms. During this time, Opdendyk embarked on a study
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necessary for manufacturing. In the past, Goldman and Nalebuff, with the shared concern that outside investor would have been a distraction, approached families and friends, consumers who expressed interests in growing the business, and later on a venture group for financing. We believe for the early stage Honest Tea, they were right investors to secure Honest Tea’s brand image. The previous financings were structure with warrants issued by Honest Tea (Please refer to Exhibit 1 for details of structure
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MAKING A CHOICE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Use the Internet as a resource to help you find answers to the questions on this worksheet. You may write your answers in the space provided below using YOUR OWN WORDS. 1. What is the meaning of the following terms (provide an example for each in your explanation): A) Equity Capital • A portion of the capital supplied by the sale of stock • Used to invest in the business • May be bought by institutional or private investors
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Riordan Manufacturing Strategy FIN/370 University of Phoenix Riordan Manufacturing Strategy Determining the best approach for Riordan Manufacturing is vital to being prepared for expansion and future growth. Examining the potential of Initial Public Offerings, acquisition of another company, and a merger will assist with the decision making process. Initial Public Offering Initial Public offerings (IPOs) occur when a company first introduces their stock to the public. Upon selling the
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to think about the longer term. Further discussion with Dai’s cousin have established that he continues to be interested in helping, both in financial and management terms. Furthermore, he has apparently persuaded the famous entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Sir Claude Solstice to consider the possibility of involvement in the firm. Sir Claude, a passionate advocate of “green” technology, is also a keen cyclist. He would bring with him access to a highly specialised design and development
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Business Plan Part 4: Organizational Plan and Financial Plan Let us begin by first identifying what the three of these forms are and what they mean to the process..The sole proprietorship is the one that catches the eye of our company Elite Productions presents. In this form of legal business the business itself has only one owner. This is listed as the most common of the four types of organizations compared to. In this form the owner and the business are considered as being un-breakable unless
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paper, we address two basic questions: Is there performance persistence in entrepreneurship? And, if so, why? Our answer to the first question is yes: all else equal, a venture-capital-backed entrepreneur who succeeds in a venture (by our definition, starts a company that goes public) has a 30% chance of succeeding in his next venture. By contrast, first-time entrepreneurs have only an 18% chance of succeeding and entrepreneurs who previously failed have a 20% chance of succeeding. The answer to the
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1. a) Venture capitalists (VCs): Provide capital for companies in early stages of development. Screen good business ideas and entrepreneurial teams from bad ones. Provide high rate of return to their investors for the associated risk. Employ experienced and savvy business people to work closely with portfolio companies. Monitor and guide companies into a well managed, fully functional company that can stand on its own, and ready to face public capital market’s scrutiny after an IPO. b) Investment
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