Building Relationships Early: Banks in Venture Capital

Posted: 26 Jun 2008

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Thomas F. Hellmann

University of Oxford - Said Business School; University of Oxford - Said Business School; European Corporate Governance Initiative

Laura Anne Lindsey

Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department

Manju Puri

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business; NBER

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Date Written: April 2008

Abstract

This paper examines bank behavior in venture capital. It considers the relation between a bank's venture capital investments and its subsequent lending, which can be thought of as intertemporal cross-selling. Theory suggests that unlike independent venture capital firms, banks may be strategic investors who seek complementarities between venture capital and lending activities. We find evidence that banks use venture capital investments to build lending relationships. Having a prior relationship with a company in the venture capital market increases a bank's chance of subsequently granting a loan to that company. Companies can benefit from these relationships through more favorable loan pricing.

Keywords: G21, G24, G32

Suggested Citation

Hellmann, Thomas F. and Lindsey, Laura Anne and Puri, Manju, Building Relationships Early: Banks in Venture Capital (April 2008). Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 513-541, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1151596 or http://dx.doi.org/hhm080

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