Essays about: "Private equity activity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Private equity activity.

1. 1. Weathering the Storm: A Difference-in-Differences Study on Nordic Private Equity Performance and M&A Activity During the Covid-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jacob Andersson; Philip Lindeberg-Lindvet; [2023]
   Keywords : The Nordics; Private Equity; Covid-19 Pandemic; Performance; M A;

   Abstract : Using financial data for Nordic private equity-backed companies, this paper investigates the performance and M&A activity of private equity-owned firms during the covid-19 pandemic. The results show that sales, investments and the number of add-on acquisitions increased significantly for private equity-owned firms compared to their peers in 2020 and 2021. READ MORE

3. 2. What Enabled the Rapid Swedish M&A Recovery During the Covid-19 Crisis? A Qualitative Research Study Regarding the M&A Recovery in Sweden during 2020 Compared to Previous Crises

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Josefine Gillbrand; Ebba Tiger Nilson; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : M A recovery; Covid-19; The IT Bubble; The GFC; Liquidity; Private Capital;

   Abstract : The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) recovery after the Covid-19 crisis’ outbreak in 2020 is considered remarkably rapid compared to earlier crises as the recovery occurred in months instead of years. There are several explanations for this but they apply mainly to the global and American M&A market and some are exclusively reasons for the American M&A recovery. READ MORE

4. 3. What does private equity buy? – A comparison between financial and strategic buyers in European PTP transactions 2005-2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Simon Möller; Angelica Yngvesson; [2020-07-08]
   Keywords : Acquisition; Leverage Buyouts; LBO; Private Equity; Public-to-Private; Takeover; Target firm;

   Abstract : This paper outlines a new approach to the takeover literature by comparing target characteristics between financial and strategic buyers in announced European Public-to-Private transactions from 2005 to 2019. We compare PE targets to non-PE targets by conducting a multivariate logistic regression model with a maximum likelihood approach. READ MORE

5. 4. Nordic IPOs and Private Equity affiliation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rasmus Selin; Sebastian Wigartz; [2020]
   Keywords : Initial Public Offering; Private Equity; Nordic market; After-market performance; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Using a sample of 250 Nordic IPOs, consisting of private equity-backed (PE) and non-backed (NB) issues from January 2010 to March 2017, this paper examines the long-term performance of IPOs in the Nordic market. We compare and contrast the after-market performance of PE-backed IPOs to NB IPOs in an event study regime. READ MORE

6. 5. GP stakes in Private Equity: An Empirical Analysis of Minority Stakes in Private Equity Firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jonatan Gustafsson; Erik Fogelström; [2020]
   Keywords : GP Stakes; Minority Stakes; Private Equity; Agency Conflicts; Difference-in-Differences;

   Abstract : This study examines the phenomenon of minority stakes in Private Equity firms ("GP stakes") and specifically the motives behind such deals and their fund-level impact on target firms. We use a unique dataset on GP stake deals between 1988-2020 to empirically analyze the motivations behind GP stakes using logit regressions and their fund level impact using a Difference-in- Differences (DiD) approach with fixed effects. READ MORE