Essays about: "Leveraged buyout"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words Leveraged buyout.

  1. 11. Do Private Equity Owned Companies Outperform? - A Study on the Swedish Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Viktor Fredriksson; Andreas Westerberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Leveraged Buyout; Operating Performance;

    Abstract : In this paper, we first examine the private equity market in Sweden since its birth in the late 80s, and by gathering an extensive dataset of 368 transactions from 1988 to 2015, map how the industry has evolved over time. We conclude that not only has the number of companies held by private equity firms increased rapidly, but so has the breadth of industries targeted. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Determinants of Leverage in Buyouts Before and After the Financial Crisis of 2008

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Matilda Dieden Bengtsson; Alexandra Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Leveraged Buyout; Private Equity; Capital Structure; Financial Crisis of 2008; Credit Spread;

    Abstract : The number of leveraged buyouts has grown tremendously in both size and frequency during the last decades. Therefore Private Equity firms are large and important players in capital markets, why it is interesting to examine the motivation behind their financing choices. READ MORE

  4. 13. Valuation Effects of LBO Announcements on Target Rivals: An Event Study of European Leveraged Buyouts between 2010 and 2016

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Burtscher; Nick Christie; [2016]
    Keywords : private equity; leveraged buyout; LBO; competitors; rivals; announcement effects; event study; abnormal returns; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The primary goal of this thesis is to determine whether leveraged buyouts perceptibly affect the stock prices of core competitors of the LBO target. Through the use of an original, meticulously constructed data set, the study aims to augment the scarce and discordant extant literature on the subject. READ MORE

  5. 14. The transformation of private equity : Value Creation in the second wave of private equity

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Näsholm; Robin Johansson; [2015]
    Keywords : Private equity; leveraged buyout; value creation; financial engineering; governance engineering; operational engineering;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to provide evidence to what actions private equity owners take to enhance its portfolio firm’s value creation. It also shines light on how these actions are carried out, as well as the underlying reasons for them. READ MORE

  6. 15. Post exit operating performance of PE-backed firms: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Medin; [2014-07-03]
    Keywords : Private equity; Buyout; Venture capital; post exit operating performance; Leveraged Buyout;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether the effects of PE-investors ownership persist over time. Explicitly, an evenly distributed sample of BO- and VC-backed firms, 112 in total, are selected from the Swedish PE transaction market during the years between 2004 and 2009. READ MORE