Essays about: "Equity funds"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 252 essays containing the words Equity funds.

  1. 11. Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Attractiveness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Samuel Dahlman; Kimiya Esphabodi; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper is a cross-country study on how national culture affects institutional private equity and venture capital investments in Europe and is based on the previous works of Groh, Liechtenstein and Lieser (2010) and Hofstede, Hofstede and Minkov (2011). We argue that national culture affects capital allocation and that this parameter is often missing in the contemporary discourse on the drivers of investments. READ MORE

  3. 12. A Life Cycle Assessment on the Biodiversity impact of SDG equity funds

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nils Hendriks; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; SDG; Sustainable Development Goals; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; annual species loss; biodiversity; equity funds;

    Abstract : Sustainability, a multidimensional concept, consist of various environmental, social, and economic factors. Its fundamental principle is to fulfill the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. READ MORE

  4. 13. Calling the Bluff? - The Perspective of Nordic Private Equity Firms on the Implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Bornemann; Ida Lennartsson; [2023]
    Keywords : SFDR; Private Equity; ESG disclosures; Greenwashing; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is the first mandatory ESG regulation in the EU. Since March 2021, the regulation has imposed ESG disclosure obligations for asset managers, including private equity firms, in a pursuit to increase transparency and mitigate greenwashing in the industry. READ MORE

  5. 14. Measuring Impact: A Case Study of Impact Methodologies in the Nordic Private Equity Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Andreas Panagos; Jonathan Segelman; [2023]
    Keywords : Impact Investing; Private Equity; Impact Methodologies; Verdane; Case Study;

    Abstract : We examine how actors in the Private Equity market define Impact, and how Impact assessments and methodologies are used in practice to source and underwrite investments. We use a case study to gain insight into Impact investing within the world of Private Equity. READ MORE

  6. 15. Ownership structure and accounting quality: A study on Swedish private equity backed companies

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

    Author : Oscar Cederholm; Gustaf Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Private equity; Accounting quality; Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; Timely loss recognition;

    Abstract : This study investigates how private equity ('PE') ownership affects the accounting quality of its portfolio companies. By using a unique sample of private Swedish PE-backed companies and a non-PE-backed control group, our findings indicate that PE-backed firms exhibit lower accounting quality when measured as discretionary accruals. READ MORE