Secondary buyouts represent now over 60% of the overall buyout activity. In this paper we investigate the possible determinants of such a spectacular growth. We show that first-round buyers generate a large and significant abnormal improvement in operating performance. In contrast, SBO operating...

We provide empirical evidence of the post-investment performance and survivorship profile of angel-backed companies, filling a long-standing gap within the entrepreneurial finance literature. Using a unique database of 111 angel-backed companies that received angel investments between 2008 and...