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  1. 1. Unlocking Value from Within Exploring Ownership’s Impact on Discounts to Net Asset Values in the Swedish Real estate market

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    Author : Victor Colliander; Oscar Sköldberg; [2023-07-10]
    Keywords : Discount to NAV; Premium to NAV; Swedish Real Estate Firms; Ownership; Institutional; Performance; Valuation; Law of One Price;

    Abstract : In recent times, the economy has undergone a rapid transformation, characterized by a notable increase in interest rates. As a consequence, real estate firms have been particularly impacted by these changes. This paper aims to investigate whether the type of ownership in a firm can influence the discount to net asset value. READ MORE

  3. 2. A valuation of Swedish hedge fund performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elis Grönqvist; Johan Wennerström; [2023-02-09]
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    Abstract : In this thesis we present annual returns of Swedish hedge funds sorted by investment strategies and investigate which strategy performs best and how the Fama-French factors: market premium, value premium and growth premium affect these returns. The Fama-French three-factor model is built on the Capital Asset Pricing Model which tries to describe the relationship between the expected return of an asset and the risk of the asset compared to the market. READ MORE

  4. 3. Financing the Nordic Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Leverage, Pricing and Return Expectations in Renewable Energy Transactions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Franziska Grünthaner; [2023]
    Keywords : Buyouts; Leverage; Valuation; Renewable Energy; Infrastructure Investment;

    Abstract : This study examines whether leverage and pricing in transactions of renewable energy infrastructure assets are impacted by the same factors that have been found to determine financial structures in buyout transactions. It primarily draws on a proprietary data set of 261 wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) transactions in the Nordics between 2011 and 2023 and explores the effect of acquirer-, asset-, and industry-specific characteristics as well as time-varying variables on leverage, pricing and return expectations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Unlocking the True Value of Intellectual Capital: A Study of the Valuation Relevance of Intellectual Capital in an M&A Intensive Era

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

    Author : Filippa Oldenburg; Elisabeth Scharp; [2023]
    Keywords : Valuation Relevance; Value Relevance; M A; Performative; Intellectual Capital;

    Abstract : Capital market actors must understand the fundamental value-drivers in society, yet accounting standards face difficulties in capturing Intellectual Capital (IC) information. Meanwhile, the number of acquisitions is ever-growing, but research on the valuation relevance of IC in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is lacking. READ MORE

  6. 5. Stochastic Runge–Kutta Lawson Schemes for European and Asian Call Options Under the Heston Model

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Nicolas Kuiper; Martin Westberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Runge–Kutta Lawson scheme; Heston model; Black–Scholes model; Stochastic Differential Equation; Euler–Maruyama scheme; Midpoint scheme; Monte Carlo; European Options; Asian Options; Option pricing.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated Stochastic Runge–Kutta Lawson (SRKL) schemes and their application to the Heston model. Two distinct SRKL discretization methods were used to simulate a single asset’s dynamics under the Heston model, notably the Euler–Maruyama and Midpoint schemes. READ MORE