Venture capital reputation and investment performance

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-151

  Nahata, Rajarishi ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Initial public offerings; Mergers and acquisitions (M A); Reputation; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943010114     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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