uncertainty that commercial partners suffer from. More precisely, we study the signal MBO should produce in comparison with MBI whose managers do not come directly from the target. We underline in particular the role of MBO where new owners are members of sellers? family. Hypotheses are...

This article uses a French database of firms set up in 1998 to investigate the determinants of takeovers versus startups as a mode of entry. It focuses on two determinants that previous research has not fully analyzed: social capital and financial capital. Our findings suggest social capital...