At What Do Venture Capitalists AIM?

35 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2010

Date Written: April 15, 2009

Abstract

As young ventures are not yet profitable and lack a track record of historical performance, private equity financing is usually the only remaining option. This paper argues that it is important for venture capitalists to have access to capital markets, and that the existing regulatory environment and high listing and compliance costs in the U.S. seem to discourage venture capital investments and, by extension, new innovative companies in general. Specifically, the paper considers reasons for many companies to prefer raising capital on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in the U.K.

Keywords: VC, venture capital, AIM, securities, listing, IPO, capital market, investment, compliance, regulation, stock exchange

Suggested Citation

Ross (Litvintsev), Sergey G., At What Do Venture Capitalists AIM? (April 15, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1677633 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1677633

Sergey G. Ross (Litvintsev) (Contact Author)

Duke University School of Law ( email )

Durham, NC
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.duke.edu/

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