Essays about: "leveraged credit"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words leveraged credit.
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1. What drives leverage in Swedish LBOs?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The capital structure of leveraged buyout (LBO) companies often differs dramatically from that of other companies. What factors drive the amount of leverage in LBO transactions are often contrasted by two different views in previous research. READ MORE
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2. Conservatism in Credit Ratings: A Comparative Study of Time-Varying Credit Rating Standards in Europe and the US, 1997-2023
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Our paper reveals increased conservatism in credit ratings in both Europe and the US from 1997 to 2023, with the effect stabilizing after the financial crisis. On average, ratings have declined by more than three notches in Europe, signifying that a firm rated AAA in 1997, with constant financial characteristics, would receive a rating of AA- in 2023. READ MORE
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3. LBO Determinants & The Financial Crisis: Evidence from Nordic Public to Private Transactions
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : The determinants of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) have received a lot of attention in past research after the 1980s LBO boom and mid-2000s takeover wave. This thesis aims to examine the effect of the Great Financial Crisis on the explanatory power of LBO determinants, using 62 Nordic public-to-private transactions from the last two decades. READ MORE
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4. Private Equity as an Enabler of Employment Growth: Evidence From European Buyouts
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : With a unique dataset of 337 buyouts observed during 2012 to 2015 across several European countries, this study aims to answer whether leveraged buyouts enable or stifle employment growth for targets relative to non-private equity owned controls. Through a series of regressions we are able to conclude that private equity ownership is associated with more growth in employment and other operating metrics. READ MORE
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5. What determines leverage in leveraged buyouts? : A study of debt levels in European LBOs
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper examines the main drivers of leverage levels in private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts (LBOs). In order to find out what drives LBO leverage, we analyse deal financing of 71 European LBO deals completed between 2005 and 2015. READ MORE