Mr. Smith has decided to become a venture capitalist but he is worried about capital losses and lower rate of return. Consequently, he needs important information regarding financial contracting with optimistic entrepreneurs. The need for significant information about financial contracting with optimistic entrepreneurs is fueled by the existence of seemingly little empirical work that compares the attributes of real world financial contracts. In the process of providing Mr. Smith with some important information that would help him as a venture capitalist, it is important to focus on the major areas of financial contracting with optimistic entrepreneurs. Since Smith is already worried about capital losses and lower rate of return, some of the most important information to provide includes looting of companies by their insiders, the impact of looting on venture capitalist, risk mitigation strategies, and potential impacts of the strategies. The information should also cover the extent that the recommended risk mitigation strategies would protect Mr. Smith’s capital.
Looting of Companies by their Insiders in the United States:
Despite of the enhanced legal protection of investors in the United States as compared to any other country across the globe, looting of companies by their insiders is still a major problem in the country (Ellingsen & Kristiansen, 2011, p.323). This problem is mainly fueled by the probability of diversion to occur sometimes with regards to transfer from investors to entrepreneurs. Nonetheless, the United States still has a minimal probability of the average transfer from investors to entrepreneurs that take place in the form of illegitimate diversion. The relative minimal probabili...
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...l role in determining the success and profitability of the venture. This is primarily because the venture capitalist is the principal stakeholder who provides funding for the venture while the entrepreneur is an agent responsible for the day-to-day activities or operations of the company.
In conclusion, this report provides an overview of financial contracting between venture capitalists and optimistic entrepreneurs. The report demonstrates why internal looting of companies is still a major problem in the United States despite having the best regulatory measures across the world and the effect of the looting on capital losses and lower rate of return. Notably, the main focus of the report is to provide important information to Mr. Smith regarding his concerns about capital losses and lower rate of return because of his decision to become a venture capitalist.
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