Venture Capitalist Value-Added Activities, Fundraising and Drawdowns

38 Pages Posted: 4 Jan 2007

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Grant Fleming

Continuity Capital Partners

Douglas J. Cumming

Florida Atlantic University; Birmingham Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Jo-Ann Suchard

Financial Research Network (FIRN); UNSW Business School

Abstract

This paper is the first to introduce an analysis of the effect of different types of venture capitalist value-added activities (financial, administrative, marketing strategic/management) on fundraising. In addition, we include an analysis of the functional difference between committed funds and drawdowns from capital commitments vis-a-vis pension funds and venture capital funds. The new comprehensive data, collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for 1999-2001, enable controls for venture capitalist performance, risk, investment activity, and management and performance fees. The results indicate that significantly more capital is allocated to venture capitalists that provide financial and strategic/management expertise to entrepreneurial firms (as opposed to marketing and administrative expertise). In addition, fundraising is greater among funds with higher returns and performance fees and lower fixed management fees. In contrast, drawdowns from capital commitments are greater among venture capital funds that provide financial and marketing expertise to investees (as opposed to strategic and administrative expertise), and among funds with higher performance fees and fixed management fees. Further, the results indicate an adverse impact on venture capital fundraising from illiquidity attributable to a two-year lock-up period in IPO exits over the period considered.

Keywords: Venture Capital, Fundraising, Drawdowns, Value Added Activities, Returns, Compensation

JEL Classification: G24, G28, G31, G32, G35

Suggested Citation

Fleming, Grant Alan and Cumming, Douglas J. and Suchard, Jo-Ann and Suchard, Jo-Ann, Venture Capitalist Value-Added Activities, Fundraising and Drawdowns. Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 29, pp. 295-331, 2005 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=466962

Grant Alan Fleming

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Douglas J. Cumming (Contact Author)

Florida Atlantic University ( email )

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Jo-Ann Suchard

UNSW Business School ( email )

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Financial Research Network (FIRN)

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Queensland
Australia

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