Essays about: "private equity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 257 essays containing the words private equity.

  1. 1. Managing Both Assets and Change: An Examination Of Organizational Development In Private Equity Owned Portfolio Companies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Carl Adam Ahlner; Fredrik Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : Organizational Change; Organizational Development; Planned Change; Private Equity; Three-Step Model;

    Abstract : Deep studies of Organizational Development in Private Equity are very rare. But Private Equity firms can be regarded as experts in Organizational Change, by continuously transforming different portfolio companies over the course of ownership. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dry Powder in Private Equity: How Does It Relate to Performance and What Are the Implications for Investors?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Adam Larsfelt; Sannamari Bölenius; [2019]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Dry Powder; IRR; Fundraising; Cost of equity;

    Abstract : Although average returns are decreasing in the PE industry, fund sizes are increasing more than ever, as more and more capital is poured into the industry. The amount of uncalled capital, known as dry powder, has recently hit record-high levels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Differences in Value Creation - Hedge Fund versus Private Equity Activism - A cross-national comparison between Germany and Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Bjoern Henatsch; Korbinian Kummer; [2019]
    Keywords : Activism; Private Equity; Hedge Funds; Abnormal Returns; Value Creation;

    Abstract : Shareholder activism is on the rise all across the globe. Two of the most prominent and active players in the field are private equity investors and hedge funds. This paper analyzes announcement returns for a hand-collected sample of activist campaigns following the financial crisis in Germany and Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Managing the Deal: CEO Turnover in LBOs - Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Nicholas Held; Jonas Bäckman; [2019]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Leveraged Buyout; LBO; CEO Turnover; Management Replacement;

    Abstract : This study examines CEO turnover in Private Equity (PE) and other privately held companies in Sweden by means of an exploratory research approach. A variety of causes and consequences of CEO turnover are tested systematically along the typical Private Equity investment process structure. READ MORE

  6. 5. Private Equity Centrality and Club Deal Formation: Evidence from a Social Network Analysis - Subsample Analysis and Social Network Analysis in the Nordic Countries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Francesco Brambati; [2019]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Club Deals; Social Network Analysis; Centrality;

    Abstract : In this paper, we investigate the structure of the network of relationships established between private equity firms when they form acquisition consortiums. We collected information on 1562 private equity transactions, including both sole-sponsored and club deals, across the period 2000-2017. READ MORE