Conditional Allocation of Control Rights in Venture Capital Finance

Georg Gebhardt and Klaus Schmidt (klaus.schmidt@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

Discussion Papers in Economics from University of Munich, Department of Economics

Abstract: When a young entrepreneurial firm matures, it is often necessary to replace the founding entrepreneur by a professional manager. This replacement decision can be affected by the private benefits of control enjoyed by the entrepreneur which gives rise to a conflict of interest between the entrepreneur and the venture capitalist. We show that a combination of convertible securities and contingent control rights can be used to resolve this conflict efficiently. This contractual arrangement is frequently observed in venture capital finance.

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Control Rights; Convertible Securities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 G24 G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-03
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