Tykvová, Tereza; Borell, Mariela - In: Journal of Corporate Finance 18 (2012) 1, pp. 138-150
In this study, we investigate financial distress risks of European companies around the buyout event in the period between 2000 and 2008. In addition, we analyze whether buyout companies go bankrupt more often than comparable non-buyout companies. Our results suggest that private equity...