Essays about: "divest"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the word divest.

  1. 11. Applying the Private Equity Model in Another Organizational Setting - A Study of Nordic Firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Linnéa Ekroth; Debbie Fellmerk; Filiph Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Conglomerates; Value Creation; Decentralization; Acquisitions;

    Abstract : This paper examines a group of 16 Nordic public firms and finds that traditional Private Equity practices can be successfully applied in other organizations. These firms hold acquired subsidiaries in a highly decentralized manner and use typical Private Equity practices, such as operational engineering, to create value. READ MORE

  3. 12. Virtual Power Plant Auctions in the Western Denmark Electricity Market: An Econometric Analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Benjamin Fram; [2014-07-22]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In July 2006, two of Denmark’s largest energy companies, Elsam A/S and DONG A/S, merged to form DONG Energy A/S. In the years directly leading up to this merger, Elsam had been accused of abusing its dominant position in the Western Danish spot market for wholesale electricity (DK1) by charging unreasonably high power prices. READ MORE

  4. 13. How Does Family Control Influence a Firm's Acquisition and Divestiture Behavior? Evidence from Swedish Listed Firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Tim Käsbach; Christian Ludwigs; [2014]
    Keywords : Family firms; acquisitions; divestitures; corporate diversification;

    Abstract : This paper investigates how family control affects a firm's propensity to undertake acquisitions and divestitures as well as the performance consequences of these transactions. Making use of manually collected data on 242 Swedish listed companies during the period 2003-2012, we do not find evidence that family firms are less likely to engage in acquisitions than non-family firms. READ MORE

  5. 14. Reading with Reference - A Study of the Limits of Formalist Criticism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Isak Hyltén-Cavallius; [2011]
    Keywords : Reference; Formalism; Hermeneutics; Ricoeur; Beardsley; The Rule of Metaphore; Aesthetics Problems in the Philosophy of Criticism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis intends to point out the limits of exclusively formalist literary criticism. To locate these limits with precision the thesis contrasts the formalist criticism of Monroe C. Beardsley with the critical hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur. READ MORE