This paper introduces the impact of debt misvaluation on merger and acquisition activity. Debt misvaluation helps explain the shifting dominance of financial acquirers (private equity firms) relative to strategic acquirers (operating companies). The effects of overvalued debt might seem limited...

Financial covenants play a crucial role in mitigating agency conflicts in loan agreements of high leverage. In a European-wide qualitative survey among private equity experts, we assessed the impact of the financial crisis on financial covenants in leveraged buyout transactions. We concentrated...

Secondary Buyouts, bei denen sowohl auf Verkäufer- als auch Käuferseite ein Private Equity-Unternehmen steht, haben wichtige Implikationen für beide Seiten zur Folge. Zuerst werden Renditepotenzial und Wertsteigerungsprofil von Secondary Buyouts aus der Perspektive des Käufers analysiert. In...

"This workbook is designed for use both as a companion to our book, Investment Banking: Valuation, LBOs, M&A, and IPOs, Third Edition, as well as on a standalone basis. Investment Banking focuses on the primary valuation methodologies currently used on Wall Street-namely, comparable companies...