Essays about: "European Private Equity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words European Private Equity.

  1. 1. Pursuit of Excess Returns: Deciphering Performance in European Buyout Funds A Detailed Exploration of Relative Returns and Their Determinants

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Blomdahl; Erik Hillestad Andréasson; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates the relative performance of European buyout funds compared to public markets. Using a sample of mature buyout funds, obtained from European limited partners, with vintages between 1995 and 2013, we find that a European buyout fund, on average, outperforms the STOXX Europe 600 index by 52% over its lifetime. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Private Firms with Public Debt: Empirical Findings of First Time Bond Issuers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hannes Månsson Höglund; Elizabeth Zhmud; [2022]
    Keywords : Initial public debt offerings; information asymmetry; cost of debt; going public;

    Abstract : This paper studies inaugural bond issues made by private firms in relation to public equity firms on Western European bond markets. By combining data on security issues and company financial statements, we examine firm and bond characteristics of the respective type of firm. READ MORE

  6. 5. A European CSR study about the deviation of valuation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pontus Persson; Tatiana Dykina; [2021]
    Keywords : “ESG”; “sustainability”; “CSR”; “Market value”; “intrinsic value”; “Beta”; “CAPM”; “Cost of Equity”; “residual earning”;

    Abstract : For the last decades, public authorities and private firms have emphasized their focus on integrating sustainability into corporate disclosure. The shift towards CSR instead of the traditional profit maximization narratives is evident in increased demand among various stakeholders for sustainability awareness. READ MORE