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2011 Coller Prize Runner-up: A Case Study on an Alliance of a Corporate with a Private Equity Fund
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by: Sarkisyan Y, Blinova M
04/11/2011
Runner-up in the 2011 Coller Prize (Masters Category). Note that the paper is not currently available due to confidentiality.
More2011 Coller Prize Winner Presentation - Do Equity Markets Affect Innovation - Evidence from Initial Public Offerings
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by: Bernstein S
02/11/2011
2011 Coller Prize Winner - PhD Category
More2011 Coller Prize Runner-up Presentation - Manager Networks and Success of Venture Capital Syndications
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by: Bhagwat V
02/11/2011
2011 Coller Prize Runner-up - PhD Category
More2011 Coller Prize Winner - SunRay Renewable Energy - Private Equity in the Sunshine
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by: Van Laere L, Vandepitte M
02/11/2011
2011 Coller Prize Winner - Masters Category
MoreTeam Stability and Performance in Private Equity
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by: Cornelli F, Lichtner K
01/11/2011
A joint Coller Institute / Capital Dynamics research paper, this study looks at the relationship between team stability and performance in private equity.
More2011 Coller Prize Runner-up - Manager Networks and Success of Venture Capital Syndications
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by: Bhagwat V
29/07/2011
The author analyzes the role of personal relationships in facilitating and adding value to inter-firm economic ties. The paper specically focuses on how manager educational ties can reduce search and ...
More2011 Coller Prize Winner - Do Equity Markets Affect Innovation - Evidence from Initial Public Offerings
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by: Bernstein S
30/06/2011
This paper examines how the transition to public equity markets a¤ects the scale and novelty of corporate innovation, measured by patent-based metrics. This paper won the 2011 Coller PhD Prize.
More2011 Private Equity Findings Symposium Academic Presentation - Sreedhar Bharath, Arizona State University
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by: Bharath S, Dittmar A, Sivadasan J
03/06/2011
Presentation of the paper "Does Capital Market Myopia Affect Plant Productivity? Evidence from Going Private Transactions" at the 2011 Private Equity Findings Symposium.
More2011 Private Equity Findings Symposium Academic Presentation - Florin Vasvari, London Business School
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by: Vasvari F, Talmor E, Kleymenova A
03/06/2011
Presentation of the paper "Liquidity in the Secondaries Private Equity Market" by Florin Vasvari at the 2011 Private Equity Findings Symposium.
More2011 Private Equity Findings Symposium Academic Presentation - Joshua Rauh, Northwestern University
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by: Hochberg Y, Rauh J
03/06/2011
Presentation of the paper "Local Overweighting and Underperformance: Evidence from Limited Partner Private Equity Investments" by Joshua Rauh at the 2011 Private Equity Findings Symposium.
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International Private Equity: A Case Study Textbook
15 April 2011
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21 March 2011
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12 May 2010
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24 November 2010
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21 September 2010
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GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY REPORT 2011
21 March 2011 by Bain & Co
This report provides an excellent review of the past year (2010) and where the focus will be in 2011 for both GPs and LPs. It also makes several references to academic studies highlighting the impac...
MoreCatalysing Systemic Change: The Role of Venture Philanthropy
28 February 2011 by Marks J, Wong P
Undertaken on behalf of Impetus Trust, this paper looks into the role venture philanthropy can play in catalysing systemic change in relation to pressing social issues such as reducing reoffending rat...
MoreHow Regulators Could Help Private Equity
21 February 2011 by Morris P, Phalippou L
This paper does not advocate more regulation but better regulation; where prevention of systemmic risk and the promotion of market efficiency have equal focus. The authors suggest regulations propose...
MoreColler Prize Presentation - Your Former Employees Matter: Private Equity Firms and Their Financial Advisors
30 November 2010 by Siming L
By using a unique data set, Linus Siming studies how social networks formed by former employment relationships affect private equity firms’ choice of financial adviser. This paper provides new evi...
MorePerformance Persistence in Private Equity Funds
24 November 2010 by Chung J-W
Winner of Coller Prize PhD category in 2010.
MoreBlurring Firm Boundaries: The Role of Venture Capital in Strategic Alliances
19 July 2010 by Lindsey L
This study documents a new value-added service provided by venture capitalists and addresses important questions about how resources are combined to create firms. As part of the nexus of contracts s...
MoreFinancial reporting and conflicting managerial incentives: The case of management buyouts
19 July 2010 by Fischer P, Louis H
We analyze the effect of external financing concerns on managers’ financial reporting behavior prior to management buyouts (MBOs). Prior studies hypothesize that managers intending to undertake an M...
MoreRisk and Return Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Companies
05 July 2010 by Sorensen M, Korteweg A
Valuations of entrepreneurial companies are only observed occasionally, albeit more frequently for well-performing companies. Consequently, estimators of risk and return must correct for sample sele...
MoreUnstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing
14 April 2010 by Fang L, Ivashina V, Lerner J
We explore the phenomenon and economics of private equity investments by bank-affiliated groups.
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