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Finance Seminar

Thursday, December 13, 2018
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Baxter B125
Exploration or Exploitation? Hedge Funds in Venture Capital
Laura Lindsey, Associate Professor of Finance, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University,

Abstract: We study the role of hedge funds in the venture capital market over 1985-2016. Hedge funds invest in companies in later stages when compared to traditional venture capitalists and outperform conditional on stage of entry. Hedge funds also invest in venture companies to exploit their stock selection skills: prior industry focus and stock-selection skill (alpha) in public equity markets predicts which industries hedge funds target in the venture market, and prior alpha predicts a higher probability of IPO for their venture targets. Finally, venture experience is valuable for hedge funds since it predicts greater public equity alpha of 1.7% per annum.

Finance Seminars at Caltech are funded through the generous support of The Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences (lindeinstitute.caltech.edu).

For more information, please contact Sabrina Hameister by phone at 626-395-4228 or by email at sabrina@hss.caltech.edu.