15 uppsatser
… the impact of ownership concentration and owner identity on return on equity (ROE) in Swedish companies between 1986 and 2008, and show that active ownership might suffer from opposing effects. We find evidence, albeit weak, that ownership concentration has a positive effect on …
Två fallstudier av relationen mellan private equity företag och portföljbolag.
… and analyze the characteristics of the management control system private equity firms use to manage their portfolio companies. The thesis takes a share holder value perspective, and it is assumed that the goal of the management control system is to increase the shareholder value …
en fallstudie av en riskkapitalbolagsdriven förändringsprocess
Venture capital firms and private equity firms have been the subject of much controversy in the last decade. During this period economies throughout the world have seen a steady increase of these types of firms as owners of companies. In Sweden this has certainly been the case …
Vilken betydelse har ägandet?
… how different ownershiptypes and ownershipconstellations affects the cost ofequity, we want to see if there is reason for concern. Is the change in ownership structure affecting theSwedish listed firms? Our results show that the owneridentity or ownership constellations don’t …
This thesis seeks to explain the effect of private equity ownership on the amount of invest- ments made in a company. We use three capital expenditure based key ratios to determine if there is a tendency for private equity owned firms to invest more or less than comparable …
… intense and the Swedish Minister of Education is open to restricting private equity owned companies from running schools. Interestingly, fewer calls are heard for restricting smaller profit-driven companies from owning schools. This essay aims to examine whether or not the …
… To bring in new capital may offer new possibilities but also higher debt-equity ratios, which affect how external interested parties value the company. This thesis, inspired by previous and mainly US based research, researches the debt-equity ratio of Swedish multinational and …
Ett eget kapital- eller skuldinstrument?
… preferred stocks have most of their characteristics relating to debt or equity, we answer four sub questions. Do all preferred stocks share the same features, or do they differ from each other? Our population is similar in characteristics, except for the preferred stock of …
This essay discusses how Private Equity companies (PE companies) reason when evaluatingpotential companies to invest in through its investment criteria. Also methods they utilized toenhance companies value during their ownership period is treated.PE-companies invest in companies …
… and the competence PE-firms adds to theirholding companies through an active ownership in order to create growth.Methodology: A qualitative study with interviews as its main source of data.Theoretical perspectives: Corporate governance and relevant theories within that …
En studie av 53 transaktioner i tillverkningsindustrin
… time of acquisition for portfolio companies that have been subject to private equity ownership. The background for this thesis is the widespread critique aimed at private equity firms, claiming that they increase the risk in their portfolio companies. We have performed a study …
… that showed a connection to the exit intentions was mainly the amount of equity ownership and how important the entrepreneur thought that financial gains were. Minority owners and entrepreneurs who valued financial gains highly were more likely to be positive towards exit.
En analys av nuvarande ränteavdragsbegränsningar och alternativa metoder
… can easily customize loan to not exceed the ratio of the relationship between equity and internal debt, which governs whether a company is thin capitalized or not. The advantage of the thin capitalization rules is that they could possibly increase the predictability of the rules …
En studie om nyemissioners effekter på idrottsaktiebolag
… do not measure the classic key figures, only the subscription rate and equity. If a new issue is implemented at the right time, it can have positive effects in the short and long term for sport limited companies.
Möjligheten att få både skattesköld och klassning som eget kapital enligt svensk rätt
… Swedish law, to issue corporate hybrid securities that qualify for both high equity credit and tax deductible interest payments. The use of certain hybrid provisions are, however, restrained by Swedish company law. This inhibition of the use of corporate hybrid securities will …
