Over the last two decades, many governments around the world have implemented programmes to mobilize venture capital (VC) in support of new and innovative firms. In this paper, we analyze whether and how the impact of publicly-supported VC funds varies between high-tech and low-tech regions, when compared to private VC funds. Our analyses on a sample of 898 VC-backed companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1998-2007 show for public VC funds: (a) a greater propensity to invest in early-stage and technology-based sectors, which is especially pronounced in low-tech regions; (b) a greater propensity toward staging and a greater ability to attract partners in syndication, especially in high-tech regions; C) lower exit rates of investee companies, in terms of IPO/acquisition, as compared to private VC funds. Overall, our findings confirm that regional characteristics do matter if we want to more rigorously assess the effectiveness of public VC programmes.
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: DO REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS MATTER? / MUNARI F.; TOSCHI L.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2010), pp. 1-30. (Intervento presentato al convegno Small Business Economics Special Conference "Reassessing the Relationships between Private Equity Investors and Their Portfolio Companies" tenutosi a Ghent, Belgium nel 30 September 1 October 2010).
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: DO REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS MATTER?
MUNARI, FEDERICO;TOSCHI, LAURA
2010
Abstract
Over the last two decades, many governments around the world have implemented programmes to mobilize venture capital (VC) in support of new and innovative firms. In this paper, we analyze whether and how the impact of publicly-supported VC funds varies between high-tech and low-tech regions, when compared to private VC funds. Our analyses on a sample of 898 VC-backed companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1998-2007 show for public VC funds: (a) a greater propensity to invest in early-stage and technology-based sectors, which is especially pronounced in low-tech regions; (b) a greater propensity toward staging and a greater ability to attract partners in syndication, especially in high-tech regions; C) lower exit rates of investee companies, in terms of IPO/acquisition, as compared to private VC funds. Overall, our findings confirm that regional characteristics do matter if we want to more rigorously assess the effectiveness of public VC programmes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
