Does an industry effect exist for leveraged buyouts? (Leveraged Buyouts Special Issue)

Financial Management | March 22, 1992| | Copyright

* The process of taking a firm private (called "going private" or "leveraged buyout") has received much attention in the financial literature. In a leveraged buyout (LBO), shareholders earn a substantial premium for their shares over recent trading prices. Several studies have attempted to explain these returns to shareholders and the motivations behind leveraged buyouts by concentrating on both firm-specific and industry factors to explain why LBOs occur.(1)

Theoretical factors for explaining the motivations for taking a firm private can be grouped under two ...

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