Desbrières, Philippe; Schatt, Alain - Université de Bourgogne - CREGO EA7317 Centre de … - 2002
This paper investigates the financial characteristics and changes in performance of French companies involved in a leveraged buy-out. The empirical study covers a sample of 161 MBOs in France from 1988 to 1994. The acquired firms outperform their counterparts in the same sector of activity...