Venture capitalists versus angels: The dynamics of private firm financing contracts

Review of Corporate Finance Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 39-86

  Chemmanur, Thomas J ^a   Chen, Zhaohui ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84924602052     PISSN: 20469128     EISSN: 20469136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rcfs/cfu009     Document Type: Article

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