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- March 2010
- Article
Extreme Governance: An Analysis of Dual-Class Firms in the United States
By: Paul A. Gompers, Joy Ishii and Andrew Metrick
We construct a comprehensive list of dual-class firms in the United States and use this list to analyze the relationship between insider ownership and firm value. Our data have two useful features. First, since dual-class stock separates cash-flow rights from voting... View Details
- January 2010
- Article
Buy Local? The Geography of Successful Venture Capital Expansion
By: Henry Chen, Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner and Josh Lerner
We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We find that venture capital firms locate in regions with high success rates of venture... View Details
- Article
Specialization and Success: Evidence from Venture Capital
By: Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner and Josh Lerner
This paper examines how organizational structure affects behavior and outcomes, studying the performance of different types of venture capital organizations. We find a strong positive relationship between the degree of specialization by individual venture capitalists... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions
By: Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan
We study the role of common venture capital investors in alleviating asymmetric information between public acquirers and private venture capital-backed targets. We find that acquisition announcement returns are more positive for acquisitions in which both the target... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Reputation and Contractual Flexibility: Evidence from Venture Capital Distribution Pricing Policy
By: Paul A. Gompers, Andrew Metrick and Timothy Dore
- 2008
- Other Paper
Why Experienced Venture Capitalists Leave Money on the Table: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings
By: P. Gompers, A. Brav and Timothy Dore
- March 2008 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Vueling Airlines
By: Paul A. Gompers and Kristin A. Perry
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
- January 2008
- Article
Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Impact of Public Markets
It is well documented that the venture capital industry is highly volatile and that much of this volatility is associated with shifting valuations and activity in public equity markets. This paper examines how changes in public market signals affected venture capital... View Details
- 2007
- Other Paper
Venture Capital and Private Equity Distributions: Pricing Policies and Price Reactions
By: P. Gompers, Andrew Metrick and Timothy Dore
- 2006
- Working Paper
Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs
This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are more likely to succeed than first time entrepreneurs and those who have previously... View Details
- June 2006
- Article
Large Blocks of Stock: Prevalence, Size, and Measurement
By: Jennifer Lauren Dlugosz, Rudiger Fahlenbrach, Paul Gompers and Andrew Metrick
- April 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Endeca Technologies: New Growth Opportunities
By: Paul A. Gompers and Kristin Perry
Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca Technologies, must decide whether to expand into a new market with a new application of his company's technology. Endeca has experienced significant success with its information access software in the online retail industry, and in September... View Details
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Role of Experience and Specialization
Keywords: Venture Capital
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Institutions, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Europe
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Large Blocks of Stock: Prevalence, Size, and Measurement
By: P. Gompers, Andrew Metrick, Rudi Fahlenbrach and Jennifer Lauren Dlugosz
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics
- 2004
- Other Unpublished Work
The Role of Venture Capital in the Acquisition of Private Companies
By: P. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan
- 2004
- Working Paper
Large Blocks of Stock: Prevalence, Size, and Measurement
By: Jennifer Dlugosz, Rudiger Fahlenbrach, Paul Gompers and Andrew Metrick