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Publication date: 6 June 2024

Mehmet Sinan Goktan and Erdem Ucar

The purpose of this study is to investigate how proximity to metropolitan areas and local creative talent impact a company’s access to venture capital (VC). We analyze the…

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate how proximity to metropolitan areas and local creative talent impact a company’s access to venture capital (VC). We analyze the interplay between these factors and test our hypotheses using USA county data.

Design/methodology/approach

This empirical study uses multivariate regression analyses to analyze VC investment distribution across the USA at the county level between the years 1990–2011.

Findings

Our findings suggest that an increase in the local creative workforce correlates with higher levels of VC funding, regardless of metro location, but has a more significant impact in metro areas, indicating the complementary nature of these factors. Furthermore, the tech industry benefits more from the local creative workforce and is less sensitive to geographic location. Our results suggest that non-metro locations with a rich local creative culture can be as effective in attracting VC as metro locations with a mediocre local creative culture. This study contributes to our understanding of the optimal geographic location for companies seeking VC.

Research limitations/implications

One of the limitations of our research is the research timeline. Since “creative class” was not measured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after 2011, we cannot analyze the recent effects of creative class on VC. However, given the fact that technology-related industries increasingly dominated the VC industry in recent years, our results on tech-related industries can shed light on the future expectations of the creative class in the VC industry moving forward.

Practical implications

Some companies might find it advantageous to locate outside metro areas where the creative workforce is more abundant and accessible. Our results support this trend by demonstrating that companies must consider the tradeoff between these two factors and recognize that locating in metro areas may not always be the optimal choice for every company. A tradeoff may exist between location and the cost of accessing creative talent.

Social implications

Our results suggest that non-metro locations with a rich local creative culture can be as effective in attracting VC as metro locations with a mediocre local creative culture.

Originality/value

The existing literature emphasizes the importance of studying various factors that can help distribute VC and entrepreneurial activities across the country instead of just being concentrated in specific areas like metro regions. Although previous studies have examined broader institutional and country-level factors, local creative culture has not been considered in the context of its impact on the geographical distribution of VC. Our research highlights creative culture as a new local factor that affects VC distribution among USA counties.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 50 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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Publication date: 1 January 2013

Mehmet Sinan Goktan

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implications of the target valuation uncertainty on the wealth distribution between the target and acquirer firms in successful…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implications of the target valuation uncertainty on the wealth distribution between the target and acquirer firms in successful mergers. The paper specifically analyzes the division of the total dollar gains between the two parties and also whether the target and/or the acquirer experience a positive/negative gain in mergers when valuation of the target company is more uncertain.

Design/methodology/approach

The analyses contrast the implications of the uncertainty in three well‐known merger hypotheses; the market‐for‐corporate‐control, hubris and synergy.

Findings

The results are supportive of the implications of the synergy hypothesis. As target valuation uncertainty decreases, it is more likely that both parties experience positive gains from the transaction although more of the gains from the merger significantly shift towards the target company.

Originality/value

Results suggest that both parties are bargaining on the synergy gains and the target is able to negotiate a greater portion of the synergy gains when the value of the target becomes more predictable.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 39 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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