Sökning: "Patrik Alenfalk"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Patrik Alenfalk.

1. 1. Buyout or Sit Out? - A Study on LBO Motives and Firm Characteristics of Buyout Targets in a Boom Period and in a Financial Crisis

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Författare :Patrik Alenfalk; Tina Ausmaa; [2014]
   Nyckelord :LBO; Private Equity; LBO Motives; Financial Crisis; LBO Targets;

   Sammanfattning : The subject of leveraged buyout (LBO) motives and value creation following LBO transactions has been a frequent topic in the corporate finance literature ever since the LBO phenomenon gained foothold in the society during the 1980s. The distinguishing factors between firms that go private through an LBO and comparable companies that stay in public ownership have been investigated. LÄS MER

3. 2. Reducing Portfolio Risk Using Volatility - A risk-return examination of the addition of VIX and VIX futures contracts to an equity portfolio

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Författare :Patrik Alenfalk; Carl Nilsson; [2013-07-05]
   Nyckelord :Volatility; Modern Portfolio Theory; Risk Reduction; Portfolio Management;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the effects of adding volatility, as represented by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and VIX futures contracts, to a stock portfolio in terms of portfolio risk and portfolio return. The study is based on statistical properties as well as Markowitz’s modern portfolio theory, with support from previous research conducted by Hill (2013), Szado (2009), and Daigler and Rossi (2006). LÄS MER