Private Equity-Investoren gehören zu den wohl umstrittensten Akteuren des modernen Wirtschaftslebens. Während die populärwissenschaftliche "Heuschreckendebatte" immer noch zu keinem Ergebnis gekommen ist, hat Private Equity in der Wirtschaftspraxis einen beispiellosen Boom erlebt, der erst...

An increasingly large share of cross-border acquisitions are undertaken by private equity-firms (PE-firms) and not by traditional multinational enterprises (MNEs). We propose a model of crossborder acquisitions in which MNEs and PE-firms compete over domestic assets. MNEs' advantage lies in...

This paper studies the international investment behavior of private equity (PE) firms. Perspectives from international service management are integrated with human capital and network theory to test the value of international human capital and international network relationships. Using a sample...