Sökning: "private equity control"

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  1. 1. Management control mechanisms in a private equity buy-and-build investment

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

    Författare :Julius Tärning; Sebastian Gerell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Management control mechanisms; Buy-and-build; Coercive; Enabling; Private equity;

    Sammanfattning : With the aim of contributing to the management control literature within private equity ("PE"), this paper investigates the management control mechanisms ("MCMs") implemented in a PE investment with a buy-and-build ("B&B") strategy by utilising a single case study. The case company is a fast-growing acquirer of entrepreneur-led companies which operate fairly autonomously, hence leading to a constant balancing act between controlling the discourse whilst simultaneously enabling action. LÄS MER

  2. 2. The Effect of Leveraged Buyouts on Employment Growth and Productivity - Evidence From European LBOs

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Hidar Shaba; Teo Siterius; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Employment growth; Labour Productivity; LBO; Private Equity; Buyouts; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the post-buyout effect on employment growth in LBOs relative to targets that were not subject to an LBO. Additionally, the study aims to provide an up-to-date insight into the impact of employment productivity post-buyout of the LBOs relative to non-LBOs, as the climate of buyouts have changed since its inception. LÄS MER

  3. 3. The ESG Power of the Board Seat - Comparative case studies of how private equity firms implement ESG strategies within their portfolio companies and manage them through the use of control systems

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

    Författare :Sanna Sabir; Jonatan Persson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Private Equity; ESG; Management Control Systems; Levers of Control;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate how private equity firms use control systems to implement ESG-focused business activities within their portfolio companies. The chosen method was comparative case studies, with interviews and documents from two private equity firms. LÄS MER

  4. 4. The level of ownership held by PE firms : The impact on underpricing at IPO and performance post-IPO

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Julia Berglund; Viktor Granelli; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Private Equity; IPO; Underpricing; Long-run Performance; Ownership Structure; Retained Ownership;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the specific ways in which private equity firms influence their portfolio companies to enhance their value, with a focus on the relationship between the level of retained ownership and post-IPO performance. Private Equity firms influence their portfolio companies in specific ways to enhance their value. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Ownership structure and accounting quality: A study on Swedish private equity backed companies

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

    Författare :Oscar Cederholm; Gustaf Persson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Private equity; Accounting quality; Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; Timely loss recognition;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates how private equity ('PE') ownership affects the accounting quality of its portfolio companies. By using a unique sample of private Swedish PE-backed companies and a non-PE-backed control group, our findings indicate that PE-backed firms exhibit lower accounting quality when measured as discretionary accruals. LÄS MER