Essays about: "private acquirer"
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1. Management control mechanisms in a private equity buy-and-build investment
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : With the aim of contributing to the management control literature within private equity ("PE"), this paper investigates the management control mechanisms ("MCMs") implemented in a PE investment with a buy-and-build ("B&B") strategy by utilising a single case study. The case company is a fast-growing acquirer of entrepreneur-led companies which operate fairly autonomously, hence leading to a constant balancing act between controlling the discourse whilst simultaneously enabling action. READ MORE
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2. Family firms and M&A value creation: Lessons from the Swedish market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study examines the effect of family ownership on acquirer value creation through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Sweden makes an interesting case with a high presence of family firms, dual-class share structures, and pyramid holdings, along with strong minority shareholder protection. READ MORE
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3. To Merge or Not to Merge: The Shareholder Perspective on M&As
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines if abnormal return occurs in conjunction with merger announcements in the short-term and compares it with the compounded one-year buy-and-hold abnormal return in the long-interval for European manufacturing firms. In the final sample, the short-term study consisted of 209 firms, while the long-term incorporated 207, both during a sample period of 20 years. READ MORE
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4. Comparing Apples to Peers: Studying the Importance of Industry Affiliation for Private Company Discounts in Europe
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Private company transactions have been found to be, on average, valued lower than comparable public transactions, giving rise to what is often in the literature called a Private Company Discount (PCD). Building on previous literature, this study extends our understanding of how the occurrence of a PCD might differ between different industries, and what firm characteristics that could explain such cross-sectional heterogeneity. READ MORE
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5. Returns to Swedish Acquirers from Public an Private M&As
University essay fromAbstract : This paper examines Swedish listed acquirers’ cumulative abnormal returns surrounding the announcement of acquisitions between the period 1998–2018 of both public and private targets. We find that acquirers earn an average cumulative abnormal return of 0.68% when the target is public and an average cumulative abnormal return of 1. READ MORE
