Venture capital firms (VCs), sophisticated investors in early-stage startups, are important players in the startup industry. The majority of startups exit through a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deal. However, empirical evidence on private M&A contracting is limited due to data constraints. My job market paper, titled “Venture Capital and Private M&A Contracting,” aims to fill the void and investigates the role of VCs in the M&A market (available as a working paper in the SSRN Electronic Journal).
Investigating the relationship between startups and venture capitalists
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