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This special issue offers an interesting overview of the status quo of (German) research in real estate finance. It might also contribute to real estate research moving from a research niche closer to the center of academic interest.

For the last few years researchers in business administration have increasingly become aware of the central role of small and medium enterprises for the prosperity of an economy. As a consequence, “entrepeneurship” has grown a most relevant sub-discipline in business administration. This special issue focuses on the specific problems in the field of finance that are essential for small and medium enterprises. The articles offer an excellent overview of research questions lying at the very heart of entrepreneurial finance and thus may serve as the starting point for further interesting investigations.

The year 1958 often is considered the starting point of modern financial theory with Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller. This special issue includes statements to the Corporate Financial Theory, Capital Structure Research, IFRS-adoption and Relationship Lending, the Capital Structure in Europe and Financing Choices and Corporate Governance along a Firm's Life Cycle.