This paper is the first systematic analysis of the impact of diversification on the performance of private equity funds …. A unique data set allows the exact evaluation of diversification across the dimensions financing stages, industries, and … countries. Very different levels of diversification can be observed across sample funds. While some funds are highly specialized …

The paper examines how loan portfolio diversification drives bank returns, mainly focusing on the conditioning roles of … increased sectoral loan portfolio diversification reduces bank returns, but not all banks are equally affected. Banks that … adopted a business model towards non-interest activities are hurt less from loan portfolio diversification, and bank market …

diversification is not an easy task as it is impacted by a huge number of different factors: the way systematic risk is measured, the … of the asset features, the model adopted to measure diversification (i.e., equally weighted versus optimal allocation …

This paper studies the relationship between portfolio diversification and fund performance, based on an unexplored … focus. Our results suggest that diversification within, but not across industries, associates with higher buyout fund … performance. We do not find a significant relationship between geographical diversification and performance. These results partly …