The growing literature on crowdfunding has mostly focused on the determinants of
campaigns success, as well as on the legal and macroeconomic drivers of the crowdfunding …

A go-shop process turns the traditional M & A deal process on its head: rather than a pre-
signing market canvass followed by a post-signing “no shop” period, a go-shop deal …

This article describes the impact of economic and financial crises on the investment
behavior and cash flow allocation of leveraged buyout (LBO) and venture capital (VC) funds …

The thesis consists of three independent essays on various aspects of Finance and Applied
Microeconomics. The first two essays focus on the impact of princeling connections, while …

While the net returns provided by Private Equity (PE) funds to its investors is a debated topic
in relation to diminishing alpha and justification of fees and other fund expenses, we seek to …

This thesis studies the absolute and relative performance of European private equity funds,
using a data set of 417 buyout funds raised between 1999 and 2016. The average …

This paper investigates the net-of-fees performance of North American and European
Private Equity Buyout Funds (vintages 2002–2007) that invested in the 2007-2009 financial …

The aim of this thesis is to explore the claim that private equity investment is the cause of the
modern unaffordability in the single family housing market. Through empirical study and …

FinTech, particularly digitalized funding has emerged in recent years as an innovative way
to finance new ventures. However, funding mediated on digital platforms is “innovative” in …

Private Equity or “PE” funds (also called “financial sponsors” or “GP” or “General Partners”)
are becoming nowadays more and more popular between the different asset classes and …