This paper examines the capital structure of 117 new technology-based firms in the Irish software sector. In apparent contradiction to the pecking order hypothesis (POH), most external finance is private equity, and debt ...
Subject to ratification, a further ten states, primarily from Central and Eastern Europe will accede to the EU in May 2004. Another two, and possibly three, CEE states are likely to join in 2007. The present paper assesses ...
The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) approach is used to estimate the IAA's cost of capital. To implement this approach, it is necessary to estimate the IAA's cost of equity, its cost of debt and its gearing ratio. ...
We address the venture capital financing issue from the firm's perspective. Using
survey data for 110 new technology-based firms (NTBFs) in the Irish software sector, we assess
the extent to which five human capital and ...
This Report estimates the cost of capital for the recently formed Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). To implement the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) approach to estimating DAA's cost of capital, it is necessary to ...