This paper investigates the relationship between leverage and returns in private equity buyout transactions. In contrast to the predictions of traditional capital structure theory, we find that transactions financed with large amounts of debt are associated higher transaction prices and lower...

We examine the impact of target management involvement as bidders in a sample of completed going-private buyouts. Announcement period and long run target shareholder returns do not appear to be lower in management involved deals. We attempt to identify disciplining mechanisms in the takeover...

We study the impact of PE firm and buyout characteristics on default probability employing a Cox proportional hazards model to a global sample of 5,093 buyouts between 1997 and 2012. Our results indicate that investments of generalists have lower default probability than those of specialists....

In der empirischen Literatur sind Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) bisher als ein weitgehend U.S.-amerikanisches Phänomen der 1980er Jahre behandelt worden. Die rasante Verbreitung in den Jahren vor der Finanzkrise hat diese Transaktionsform aber auch nach Europa und andere Kontinente gebracht....