We examine the relationship between venture capital (VC) backing and the choice of payment in mergers and acquisitions. We find that VC-backed targets receive a significantly higher fraction of stock and a greater likelihood of all-stock offers than non-VC-backed targets, even after controlling for self-selection bias, differences between VC-backed and non-VC-backed targets, and VC bridge-building between targets and acquirers. VC-backed targets tend to hold more acquirer stock when the acquirer is young and small, risky, has
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