This paper presents a long overdue reassessment of entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA). Traditionally considered … simply a niche occurrence of small company leveraged buyouts (LBO), ETA is actually a meaningful contributor to a nation … entrepreneurial intents and outcomes of ETA. By examining the theoretical streams of LBO and entrepreneurship finance in practical …

There is now extensive evidence on short-term performance improvements in buy-outs, but little relating to the longer …-term. This paper examines the relatively neglected area of the longevity and longer-term effects of smaller buy-outs. In terms of … longevity, the evidence presented shows that the majority remain as independent buy-outs for at least eight years after the …

firm outcomes, such as acquisition or IPO. In our model, increasing overconfidence produces two conflicting effects on the …

gathered from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys, the paper argues that despite the favorable environment …

the authors estimate positive wage premia of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&As), suggesting that foreign …-acquired firms exhibit higher short-run (post-acquisition) wage growth than their domestic counterparts. The observed wage …