Traits and performance of the minority venture-capital industry
By: BATES, Timothy
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Contributor(s): BRADFORD, William.
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, September 2007The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 613, p. 95-107Abstract: This study analyzes the performance of investments made by venture-capital (VC) funds that specialize in financing minority business enterprises (MBEs). Existing studies document that MBEs have less access to financingequity as well as debtthan similarly situated firms owned by nonminority whites. The apparent existence of a discriminatory financing environment creates an underserved market and, hence, attractive opportunities are available to firms capable of identifying and serving MBE financing needs. Analyzing cash-flow data on VC investments, we find that the minority-oriented funds earned yields on their realized equity investments that were slightly higher than the returns reported by mainstream VC funds. Considering differences in methodologies used to generate rate-of-return data for the MBEas opposed to the nonminority-oriented fundswe conclude that the minority VC funds are earning yields on their realized investments that are at least equivalent to those of the broader VC industry.
This study analyzes the performance of investments made by venture-capital (VC) funds that specialize in financing minority business enterprises (MBEs). Existing studies document that MBEs have less access to financingequity as well as debtthan similarly situated firms owned by nonminority whites. The apparent existence of a discriminatory financing environment creates an underserved market and, hence, attractive opportunities are available to firms capable of identifying and serving MBE financing needs. Analyzing cash-flow data on VC investments, we find that the minority-oriented funds earned yields on their realized equity investments that were slightly higher than the returns reported by mainstream VC funds. Considering differences in methodologies used to generate rate-of-return data for the MBEas opposed to the nonminority-oriented fundswe conclude that the minority VC funds are earning yields on their realized investments that are at least equivalent to those of the broader VC industry.
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