What is it about?

I propose that brokers prefer to represent high-quality actors and that the value an actor places on representation is inversely related to the actor's perceived quality. But matching of more reputable brokers with higher-quality actors should mitigate these quality constraints.

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Why is it important?

Neither those that value representation most nor those that brokers would most like to represent are most likely to be represented by a broker.

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Brokers represent neither those who value representation the most nor those who are willing to pay the most for representation.

Dr. Christopher Ian Rider
University of Michigan

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This page is a summary of: Constraints on the Control Benefits of Brokerage: A Study of Placement Agents in U.S. Venture Capital Fundraising, Administrative Science Quarterly, December 2009, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2009.54.4.575.
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