This paper presents a long overdue reassessment of entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA). Traditionally considered … simply a niche occurrence of small company leveraged buyouts (LBO), ETA is actually a meaningful contributor to a nation … entrepreneurial intents and outcomes of ETA. By examining the theoretical streams of LBO and entrepreneurship finance in practical …

commercialization not found anywhere else, including whether, when and how (acquisition, licensing, existing or new firm) patents were …

There is now extensive evidence on short-term performance improvements in buy-outs, but little relating to the longer …-term. This paper examines the relatively neglected area of the longevity and longer-term effects of smaller buy-outs. In terms of … longevity, the evidence presented shows that the majority remain as independent buy-outs for at least eight years after the …

We conduct an event study to assess the stock market evaluation of public takeover announcements. Unlike the majority … the acquirer's post-acquisition dependence on continued access to the IPO-firm founders' target-specific human capital …