Innovation and Venture Capital Law and Policy

Author: Stephen Barkoczy, Tamara Wilkinson, Ann Louise Monotti and Mark J. Davison

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ISBN / EAN: 9781760020729
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Examines the Australian innovation system, focusing on the broad range of government programs that have been introduced over the years to foster innovation and encourage venture capital investment in entrepreneurial start-up and early stage companies.

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Innovation and Venture Capital Law and Policy examines the Australian innovation system, focusing on the broad range of government programs that have been introduced over the years to foster innovation and encourage venture capital investment in entrepreneurial start-up and early stage companies. It discusses the importance of innovation to a country's economic growth and the critical role that venture capital plays in financing new businesses. The book also looks at the innovation systems in the United States and Israel. Both countries have been selected for comparative purposes as they have highly developed innovation systems and are widely respected as world leaders in venture capital investment. Innovation and Venture Capital Law and Policy has been written as a scholarly monograph that explores these topics in detail. It is designed to be a practical resource for entrepreneurs running start-up and early stage companies, angels and venture capitalists who invest in such companies, staff engaged in university technology transfer offices, and accountants and lawyers who advise these parties. In addition, the book should also be of use to governments and policymakers that are involved in designing and administering innovation and venture capital programs, as well as to scholars and students studying innovation and venture capital law and policy.

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This impressive work will be of special interest to those involved in corporate and venture finance. It is a clever work which focuses on those broad range of government programs which have been established over a number of years for the purposes of fostering innovation and encouraging venture capital investment in start-up and early stage companies. Of central importance to the book is the legal and regulatory nature of the government programs which exist in Australia and other comparable nations and the discussion of such matters includes consideration of the many associated areas of the law including aspects of corporate law, trusts law, partnerships, and intellectual property. There is also a detailed discussion of the existing regime of taxation incentives which are applicable to participants in financing new and innovative projects. Whilst the work considers in detail the legal aspects of financing, it also adopts a cross-disciplinary approach and takes into account a broad range of economic, finance and policy issues. There is also a consideration of various comparable schemes, such as in the US and Israel where highly effective systems which encourage venture capital investment exist, so as to contextualise the Australian framework. - Queensland Law Reporter - 23 September 2016 - [2016] 37 QLR