A cross-country comparison of full and partial venture capital exits

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 511-548

  Cumming, Douglas J ^a   MacIntosh, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquisition; IPO; Partial exits; Regulation; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037362183     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(02)00389-8     Document Type: Article

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