Reasons for delisting and consequences: A literature review and research agenda

I Martinez, S Serve - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper discusses the literature on delisting, drawing on USA and international evidence.
Given the great heterogeneity in delisting operations, we first consider the standard existing …

[BOOK][B] Private equity demystified: An explanatory guide

J Gilligan, M Wright - 2020 - books.google.com
This book deals with risk capital provided for established firms outside the stock market,
private equity, which has grown rapidly over the last three decades, yet is largely poorly …

Private equity and corporate governance: Retrospect and prospect

M Wright, K Amess, C Weir… - … : An International Review, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Review Research Question/Issue: We assess the corporate
governance role and the impact of private equity. Research Findings/Results: Private equity …

Private equity acquisitions of continental European firms: the impact of ownership and control on the likelihood of being taken private

AK Achleitner, A Betzer, M Goergen… - European Financial …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the motives behind private equity acquisitions of publicly listed firms in
continental Europe. As corporate control and ownership in continental Europe tend to be …

Corporate restructuring

BE Eckbo, KS Thorburn - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2013 - nowpublishers.com
We survey the empirical literature on corporate financial restructuring, including breakup
transactions (divestitures, spinoffs, equity carveouts, tracking stocks), leveraged …

Do corporate governance motives drive hedge fund and private equity fund activities?

AK Achleitner, A Betzer, J Gider - European Financial …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We document empirical evidence that both hedge fund (HF) and private equity fund (PE)
investments are driven by corporate governance improvements, but address different types …

The preferences of private equity investors in selecting target acquisitions: An international investigation

S Osborne, D Katselas… - Australian Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates the characteristics and attributes that private equity investors prefer
when selecting target acquisitions. These characteristics are examined against a matched …

[PDF][PDF] The implications of alternative investment vehicles for corporate governance: A survey of empirical research

M Wright, A Burrows, R Ball, L Scholes, M Meuleman… - 2007 - researchgate.net
THE IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLES FOR CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE: A SURVEY OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH A report prepared f Page 1 …

Ex-ante determinants to delist or not delist targets after an M&A

H de la Bruslerie, J Caby - Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2023 - Springer
This paper conducts an empirical analysis of the reasons for a new controlling shareholder
to either delist the acquired firm or maintain it as a separate listed company after an M&A …

The effect of information asymmetry on the method of payment and post-M&A involuntary delisting

EK Thompson, CK Kim - Asia-Pacific Journal of Business, 2020 - koreascience.kr
Purpose-This paper shows an unexplored area related to involuntary delisting. Specifically,
this research investigates the effect of target firm information asymmetry on the likelihood …