Essays about: "Leveraged buyout"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words Leveraged buyout.

  1. 1. What drives leverage in Swedish LBOs?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Felicia Berglund; Billy Mähler; [2023]
    Keywords : Leveraged Buyout; LBO; Private Equity; PE; Leverage;

    Abstract : The capital structure of leveraged buyout (LBO) companies often differs dramatically from that of other companies. What factors drive the amount of leverage in LBO transactions are often contrasted by two different views in previous research. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effect of Leveraged Buyouts on Employment Growth and Productivity - Evidence From European LBOs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hidar Shaba; Teo Siterius; [2023]
    Keywords : Employment growth; Labour Productivity; LBO; Private Equity; Buyouts; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the post-buyout effect on employment growth in LBOs relative to targets that were not subject to an LBO. Additionally, the study aims to provide an up-to-date insight into the impact of employment productivity post-buyout of the LBOs relative to non-LBOs, as the climate of buyouts have changed since its inception. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unwrapping the "Pass the Parcel" Deals - A Study of Value Creation in Secondary Buyouts

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Filippa Stridh; Michaela Sandberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Private equity; Leveraged buyout; Secondary buyout; Value creation; Propensity score matching;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the economic rationale of secondary buyouts and whether they provide scope for operational value creation. We formulate a series of four hypotheses to investigate two distinct categories of value sources: i) growth and ii) efficiency. READ MORE

  5. 4. Private Equity and Long-Term Investment: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Pontus Berg; Isac Öberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Corporate Investment; Innovation; Financial Constraints;

    Abstract : There is a long-lasting debate on whether private equity (PE) firms invest long-term in portfolio firms, or if their short investment horizon lead to long-term growth being sacrificed to boost short-term performance. In this thesis, we examine three types of long- term investments: changes in asset investments, innovative investments and investments in personnel. READ MORE

  6. 5. Private Equity as an Enabler of Employment Growth: Evidence From European Buyouts

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Edward Yuran; Carl Lexner; [2020]
    Keywords : private equity; employment growth; job creation; credit constraints; labour regulation;

    Abstract : With a unique dataset of 337 buyouts observed during 2012 to 2015 across several European countries, this study aims to answer whether leveraged buyouts enable or stifle employment growth for targets relative to non-private equity owned controls. Through a series of regressions we are able to conclude that private equity ownership is associated with more growth in employment and other operating metrics. READ MORE