A Signaling Perspective on Partner Selection in Venture Capital Syndicates

Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 635 - 670
Published: May 1, 2014
Abstract
This paper analyzes the factors impacting partnering decisions in venture capital syndicates using a unique data set of 2,373 venture capitalist (VC) transactions in Germany. We employ a signaling perspective to partner–selection strategies within VC syndicates. By including time–varying information about industry experience and cooperation patterns, we explicitly take into account not only the changing social context for partner selection, but...
Paper Details
Title
A Signaling Perspective on Partner Selection in Venture Capital Syndicates
Published Date
May 1, 2014
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
635 - 670
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