Experience, screening and syndication in venture capital investments

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 368-398

  Casamatta, Catherine ^a,b   Haritchabalet, Carole ^c  

^a Toulouse School of Economics   (France)

^b Europlace Institute of Finance   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Experience; Screening; Syndication; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250169395     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: 10960473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfi.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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