Active Financial Intermediation: Evidence on the Role of Organizational Specialization and Human Capital

Laura Bottazzi (), Marco Da Rin () and Thomas Hellmann ()

No 4794, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Financial intermediaries can choose the extent to which they want to be active investors, providing valuable services like advice, support and corporate governance. We examine the determinants of the decision to become an active financial intermediary using a hand-collected dataset on European venture capital deals. We find organizational specialization to be a key driver. Venture firms which are independent and focused on venture capital alone get more involved with their companies. The human capital of venture partners is another key driver of active financial intermediation. Venture firms whose partners have prior business experience or a scientific education provide more support and governance. These results have implications for prevailing views of financial intermediation, which largely abstract from issues of specialization and human capital.

Keywords: financial intermediation; human capital; specialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ent, nep-fin and nep-fmk
Date: 2004-12
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