Mergers and Acquisitions: A Means of Harvesting the Venture

Abstract

The harvesting of a venture is one of the more significant events in the life of an entrepreneurial firm and its owner. Little is known about this process beyond anecdotal information. This study is an exploratory effort to investigate this part of the entrepreneurial process when it is accomplished by selling the firm.

Citation

Petty, J.W., Shulman, J. and Bygrave, W.E. (1994), "Mergers and Acquisitions: A Means of Harvesting the Venture", Managerial Finance, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb018459