Essays about: "Private firms"
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11. 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 ekonomiAbstract : 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
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12. Macro-based Adjustment Factors for Valuations in Venture Capital
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper focuses on creating macro-based adjustment factors which can be applied to the valuation of start-up companies. Since start-up companies are private, market valuations are limited to events such as funding rounds or M&A transactions, which happen only at discrete points in time. READ MORE
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13. Auditor incentives and audit quality : A qualitative study regarding influence of incentives on audit quality based on Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The primary goal of this study is to identify the influence of auditor incentives in audit quality and how and why it influences the auditor in practice in south Asian countries like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This research will be relevant to authorities like audit firms, regulators, practitioners, and academics and it will be helpful to make the standard setup to establish the methods or procedures to offer the incentives which can be matched with the global context. READ MORE
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14. Surviving Resource Scarcity : A qualitative study about how private firms can overcome obstacles in resource-scarce environments
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Because of their vital role that private companies play in the global economy, it is important to understand the issues they face and how to overcome them. One issue they face to a greater extent is resource scarcity, such as financing, employees, stakeholders, knowledge, and technology, which causes issues and affects their ability to grow. READ MORE
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15. Private Equity: The Secret Sauce for Pandemic-Proof Performance or Just Another Quarantine Regret? How PE-backed companies performed during COVID-19 pandemic compared to non-PE-backed companies
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study utilizes a dataset comprising 99 private equity-backed firms and 317 non-private equity-backed firms in Sweden to investigate whether private equity-backed firms were more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to similar firms using difference-in-differences method. Our findings indicate that private equity-backed firms experienced a significant increase in investment, credit, and equity inflows, and exhibited better operational performance when compared to similar firms in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. READ MORE
