Syndicated green lending and lead bank performance

…, D Previtali, G Sampagnaro, V Verdoliva… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the effect of the green lending propensity of banks on profitability and
risk. Using a sample of 217 green facilities financing syndication worldwide, we create a …

The impact of the intellectual capital efficiency on commercial banks performance: Evidence from the US

…, C Porzio, G Sampagnaro, V Verdoliva - Journal of Multinational …, 2016 - Elsevier
Using a large sample of 5,749 commercial banks, covering over 40,000 observations over
the time window 2005–2012, we find that efficiency in the use of intellectual capital (IC) …

Financial distress risk in initial public offerings: how much do venture capitalists matter?

…, A Meles, G Sampagnaro, V Verdoliva - Journal of Corporate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Using a sample of 1593 US firms that go public between 1990 and 2007, we find that VC-backed
IPOs experience less financial distress risk post-offering than do comparable non-VC-…

How do mobile, internet and ICT diffusion affect the banking industry? An empirical analysis

…, C Porzio, G Sampagnaro, V Verdoliva - European Management …, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on the World Development Indicators data provided by the World Bank, we investigate
the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) on the profits and risk of …

How do banks invest in fintechs? Evidence from advanced economies

…, BL Del Gaudio, D Previtali, V Verdoliva - Journal of International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Using data on a sample of 803 investment rounds in fintech companies (FTCs) held between
2008 and 2018 at the global level, where each company received investment from at least …

The influence of green innovation on default risk: Evidence from Europe

A Meles, D Salerno, G Sampagnaro, V Verdoliva… - International Review of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the relationship between green innovation and default risk using a
sample of 26,904 firm-year observations across 35 European countries from 2003 to 2019. We …

Fintech and IPO underpricing: An explorative study

D Salerno, G Sampagnaro, V Verdoliva - Finance Research Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on an international sample, this paper examines the relationship between FinTech
IPOs (venture capital and equity crowdfunding-backed) and short-run performance, ie the level …

Monitoring in small business lending: How to observe the unobservable

…, A Meles, V Verdoliva - Journal of Financial …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In this article we investigate the determining factors of bank monitoring in small business
lending. Unlike previous studies that rely on proxies of a bank's monitoring effort, we use a …

Geopolitical risk and stock liquidity

P Fiorillo, A Meles, LR Pellegrino, V Verdoliva - Finance Research Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we examine the relationship between geopolitical risk and stock liquidity.
Using an international sample of publicly listed firms, we find that higher geopolitical risk is …

Does location in a science park really matter for firms' intellectual capital performance?

F Schiavone, A Meles, V Verdoliva… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of being located in a science
park (SP) on the level of a firm's intellectual capital (IC) performance. Design/methodology/…