Essays about: "Private Equity Funds"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 89 essays containing the words Private Equity Funds.

1. 6. 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. 7. 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

4. 8. 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

5. 9. 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

6. 10. Private Equity’s Value Creation Levers for Green Returns : Three Case Studies of Growth-Orientated SMEs

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Greta Björkman; Oscar Schwartz Blicke; [2023]
   Keywords : Private Equity; Value Creation; Active Ownership; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Governance;

   Abstract : Sustainable investing is an investment trend that has arisen in the past decade. The private equity industry has proven effective in providing financial returns and is increasingly shifting its focus towards green assets. READ MORE