Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Financing Constraints in the Cleantech Industry - Theory and Evidence -- 2.1 Market frictions, market failure and funding gaps -- 2.2 Firm characteristics and economic development -- 2.2.1 Company size, innovation and economic growth -- 2.2.2 Company size and employment -- 2.2.3 The role and structure of the cleantech industry in Germany -- 2.3 Theoretical considerations on capital market frictions -- 2.3.1 Supply-side based frictions -- 2.3.2 Demand side-based frictions -- 2.4 Empirical evidence on capital market frictions -- 2.4.1 Overview -- 2.4.2 International equity gap studies -- 2.4.3 Germany-focused equity gap studies -- 2.5 Cleantech industry evidence -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3 Growth Options, Market Timing and Seasoned Equity Offerings in the Renewable Energy Industry -- 3.1 Data and methodology -- 3.2 Logit regression analysis -- 3.3 Risk dynamics -- 3.4 Use-of-funds analysis -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 Signaling with Convertible Debt in the Renewable Energy Industry -- 4.1 Literature review -- 4.1.1 Motivations for issuing convertible debt -- 4.1.2 Announcement returns and signaling -- 4.2 Data and methodology -- 4.3 Industry convertible debt structure -- 4.4 Short-term announcement effects -- 4.5 Issuer characteristics and failed signals -- 4.6 Cross-section analysis -- 4.7 Risk dynamics and buy-side effects -- 4.7.1 Risk dynamics -- 4.7.2 Buy-side effects -- 4.8 Conclusion -- 5 M&A-Success in the Renewable Energy Industry -- 5.1 Literature review -- 5.2 Data and methodology -- 5.2.1 Data -- 5.2.2 Methodology -- 5.3 Short-term announcement effects -- 5.3.1 Overall stock price performance -- 5.3.2 Transaction returns by sub-sector -- 5.3.3 Transaction returns by transaction characteristic.

5.4 Cross-section analysis -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 Concluding Remarks and Outlook -- Bibliography.