Institutional environment and financing costs: Evidence from venture capital backed transactions
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2018-11-30
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This study examines the financing cost enterprises confront when seeking backing from venture capitalists (VC) in different institutional settings related to proxy voting rights. Using a sociological perspective, we have developed new indexes for proxy voting rights from 28 countries. Examining 2598 VC-backed financing deals over the period of 1997 to 2016, we find that proxy voting rights significantly reduce enterprises' financing costs. Our findings are robust to a number of checks after addressing endogeneity concerns.
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