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Growth Strategies of Entrepreneurial Firms after Going Public : A European Perspective

Bessler, Wolfgang - 2013

effects of going public are weaker in Europe than reported in studies for the U.S. We document that European IPO firms that …

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Identifying Groups as ‘Financial Conglomerates’ Under European Financial Law (Directive 2002/87/EC) : A Not So Straightforward Exercise

Gortsos, Christos - 2017

The purpose of this paper, structured in three Sections, is twofold: (a) The first is to analyse the conditions under which a group of financial firms is considered to be a ‘financial conglomerate' in accordance with the (complex) definition of this term in Article 2 (point (14)) of the...

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The Future of Private Equity in Europe – the Determinants Across Countries

Precup, Mihai - 2015

This paper examines two aspects related to private equity investments in Europe. First, we will present the evolution … important factors in explaining the evolution of private equity investments in Europe. The present research paper follows the … hypotheses regarding the importance of some determinants on the evolution of private equity investments in Europe. However, in …

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Do Announced Credit Rating Revisions Create Wealth Transfer Effects between Stockholders and Bondholders of European Firms?

Hundt, Steffen - 2016

Wealth transfer effects between stockholders and bondholders on the announcement date of changes in a firm's credit rating have primarily been examined a) for one type of security; b) on US capital markets; and c) by applying standard event study methods. In contrast to these investigations, we...

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Institutional and Legal Aspects of the European Banking Union : Status Quo and the Way Forward

Gortsos, Christos - 2018

The aim of this paper is to briefly present and assess the institutional framework governing the (and some main legal aspects related to the) European Banking Union (EBU), as in force, and the proposals made or suggested in order to enhance it. The paper is structured in three (3) Sections: (1)...

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Stricto Sensu Investor Protection Under the 'MiFID II' : A Systematic Overview of Articles 24-30

Gortsos, Christos - 2018

This study is aiming to present (and to a certain extent analyse) the provisions of Articles 24-30 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 “on markets in financial instruments (…)” (‘MiFID II') – including the relevant provisions of the...

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Cross-Border Investments and Venture Capital Exits in Europe

Bertoni, Fabio - 2014

We examine how the exit mode (i.e., initial public offering - IPO, trade sale, or write-off) of venture capital investments is influenced by additional exit opportunities brought by cross-border investors. We perform our analyses on a sample of 1,062 financing rounds in 462 high-tech start-ups...

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IFRS 17 – No Time to Waste

Winkler, Michael; Kansal, Sunil - 2022

The objective of this article is to highlight some of the key changes because of the transition from IFRS 4 to IFRS 17 and how the financial information presented by the insurance companies will transform from 1 January 2023

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SPACs in Shipping

Shachmurove, Yochanan; Vulanovic, Milos - 2013

In this study we examine how Specified Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) were used as a financing tool for companies in the shipping industry in period 2004-2011. We confirm that SPACs focused on acquisitions in the shipping industry have similar characteristics as the population of SPACs...

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SPACs: Post-merger survival

Vulanovic, Milos - 2016

This paper studies how institutional characteristics of Specified Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are related to their post-merger survival. SPACs are unique financial firms that conduct the IPO with the solely purpose to use the proceeds to acquire another private company. Paper finds...

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