TY  - UNPD
A1  - Tykvová, Tereza
T1  - Is the behavior of German venture capitalists different? : Evidence from the Neuer Markt
T2  - Center for Financial Studies (Frankfurt am Main): CFS working paper series ; No. 2003,24
N2  - Using a unique, hand-collected database of all venture-backed firms listed on Germany´s Neuer Markt, we analyze the history of venture capital financing of these firms before the IPO and the behavior of venture capitalists at the IPO. We can detect significant differences in the behavior and characteristics of German vs. foreign venture capital firms. The discrepancy in the investment and divestment strategies may be explained by the grandstanding phenomenon, the value-added hypothesis and certification issues. German venture capitalists are typically younger and smaller than their counterparts from abroad. They syndicate less. The sectoral structure of their portfolios differs from that of foreign venture capital firms. We also find that German venture capitalists typically take companies with lower offering volumes on the market. They usually finance firms in a later stage, carry through fewer investment rounds and take their portfolio firms public earlier. In companies where a German firm is the lead venture capitalist, the fraction of equity held by the group of venture capitalists is lower, their selling intensity at the IPO is higher and the committed lock-up period is longer.
T3  - CFS working paper series - 2003, 24 
KW  - Venture Capital
KW  - IPO
KW  - Lock-up
KW  - Neuer Markt
KW  - Risikokapital
KW  - Going Public
KW  - Neuer Markt
KW  - Deutschland
Y1  - 2003
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/4459
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-10296
IS  - This version July 2003
ER  -