Venture capital conflicts of interest: Evidence from acquisitions of venture-backed firms

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-430

  Masulis, Ronald W ^a,b   Nahata, Rajarishi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 79956074096     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109010000827     Document Type: Article

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