Essays about: "Leveraged Buyouts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words Leveraged Buyouts.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Do buyouts still have an operating impact?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Oskar Kockum; Carl Johan Prioset; [2021]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Abnormal Operating Performance;

    Abstract : Using a dataset of 55 Swedish leveraged buyouts, we examine the change in operating performance relative to appropriate control groups in the decade following the financial crisis of 2008. Considering the differentia of this decade, the aim of this paper is to evaluate whether the value generating mechanisms of the private equity industry have changed and serve as reference point in the discussion about the societal role of the industry. 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. LBO Determinants & The Financial Crisis: Evidence from Nordic Public to Private Transactions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jacob Hesslevik; Arjun Iyer; [2020]
    Keywords : Financial Sponsors; Leveraged Buyouts; Private Equity; Financial Characteristics; Global Financial Crisis;

    Abstract : The determinants of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) have received a lot of attention in past research after the 1980s LBO boom and mid-2000s takeover wave. This thesis aims to examine the effect of the Great Financial Crisis on the explanatory power of LBO determinants, using 62 Nordic public-to-private transactions from the last two decades. READ MORE