How corporate venturing activities should be structured.
An active and robust stock market for flotations or initial public offerings (IPOs) is viewed as one of the most important drivers for encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation.
There are two reasons for this. First, an IPO market provides capital to high-potential start-up companies. Second, a vibrant stock market is crucial for venture capitalists investing in these entrepreneurs, since it provides the opportunity to exit investments and, at the same time, realise strong positive returns.
According to the 2011 Global Trends…
