Browsing NHH Brage by Author "Lee, Kyeong Hun"
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A comparative analysis of listed and unlisted real estate investments : a Norwegian perspective
Nygaard, Andrine H.; Svarva, Henrik Bull (Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis examines the performance of listed and unlisted real estate investments in Norway over the past eleven years, and tests whether real estate stocks in Norway are predominantly driven by the progress of ... -
A Cross-Border Comparison of Crowdlending in Norway and Sweden : Regulations' impact on credit quality and credit risk premiums
Fivelsdal, Andreas Astrup; Søraas, Erlend Aasehaug (Master thesis, 2021)Crowdfunding has experienced enormous growth in recent years, and the form of crowdfunding that has grown most is crowdlending. A key reason for this growth is that crowdlending has given small and medium enterprises ... -
Deal-Makers or Deal-Takers : An Empirical Analysis of Target-Initiated M&A Transactions
Røeggen, Filip Lundal; Arnkværn, Diderik Gjesdal (Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this paper is to introduce research on deal initiation in the Norwegian merger & acquisition (M&A) market. We have manually collected and assessed deal initiation data in order to investigate 1) the ... -
Debt heterogeneity : an empirical study of debt structure determinants for the companies in the OSEBX index
Fossland, Thomas R.; Yddal, Andreas (Master thesis, 2019)This thesis aims at investigating how firm-specific characteristics affect the debt structure, debt specialisation and debt priority structure decisions of the firms in the OSEBX index. In the period 2009-2018, we observe ... -
Does Board Gender Diversity Affect Inventor Productivity? A comparison of inventor productivity before and after enactment of gender quota mandate on boards of publicly listed companies in Norway
Teigland, Halvard G.; Villanger, Peder (Master thesis, 2023)Norway was the first country to mandate a gender quota for corporate boards of publicly listed firms. This quota mandates that publicly listed companies in Norway must have 40% representation of each gender on the board ... -
Efficiency and working capital improvement after acquisition : do private equity firms focus on working capital management to improve static efficiency after buyout?
Iqbal, Anoosh (Master thesis, 2019)It is not easy to track increment in efficiency and its reasons for an organization, especially after acquisition. However, several techniques are used as proxies to evaluate them. Working Capital Management is one of the ... -
The green bond markets in Norway and Sweden : exploring the differences between the two markets
Sjøstedt, Kristin Andrea Øberg; Parow, Sofie (Master thesis, 2019)This study explores the differences between the green bond markets of Norway and Sweden in an attempt to shed light on the markets’ distinct evolution. First, the existence of green bond yield premiums in the primary and ... -
International expansion of Canadian high technology start-up companies : an integrated theoretical model : an exploratory case study of Canadian HSF internationalization process
Groff, Justin (Master thesis, 2020)Purpose – This qualitative, case-based research investigates the internationalization and growth process of Canadian high-tech start-ups (HSFs). This research observes tensions between literature and entrepreneurial ... -
Is gender equality valued by investors? : an event study of companies included in the Bloomberg gender equality index
Nilsen, Thomas; Bruun, Petter (Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates whether global markets value firm commitment to gender equality in the workplace by using event study methodology. We examine whether inclusion in Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI) yields ... -
Market Reaction to Synergy Disclosure in M&A : From a management perspective : How should the disclosure of projected synergies be approached in M&A announcements?
Andresen, Adrian; Gulbrandsen, Marius (Master thesis, 2022)We use a sample of U.S. public deals from 2012-2021 and examine the short-term market reaction to synergy disclosure in M&A announcements. We do not find that synergy disclosure per se impacts acquirer returns. The lack ... -
Patent Activity and Startup Funding in Sweden : An empirical study conducted on Swedish startups
Stenstadvold, Anniken L.; Duran, Kenneth E. Ramirez (Master thesis, 2021)We run a multiple linear regression model to test (1) whether filing at least one patent application before the first round of funding increases startups’ first-round funding amount and (2) whether the number of filed ... -
Precursors of entrepreneurial engagement : a survey of the underlying factors that affect the workplace decision and attractiveness of startups among students in Norway
Johnsrud, Kristian Sømoe; Arveng, William (Master thesis, 2020)Norway struggles with a low degree of innovative activity, even though it is ranked as one of the world’s best countries to establish new businesses. It is well established that startups have scarce resources in their ... -
The role of patents in M&A transactions in Scandinavia : An event study of patents´ effect on short-term shareholder return for acquirers and targets
Hisdal, Henrik Aasgaard; Andersskog, Herman Øytese (Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates whether patents affect the acquirer´s or the target´s cumulative average abnormal returns on M&A announcements in Scandinavia. The event study methodology check for the abnormal shareholder returns ... -
The stock market reaction to Green M&As : an empirical analysis of companies listed in the US and UK
Foss, Lars Henrik; Meier, Tarald (Master thesis, 2019)This thesis seeks to investigate the relationship between shareholder value and acquisitions with a environmental-friendly ("Green") perspective. By examining the shareholders reaction to the announcement of Green ... -
Unlisted infrastructure as an asset class : from the perspective of private investors and governments in the developed world.
Dunvold, Adrian; Wiig, Hallvard (Master thesis, 2018)Adam Smith put it quite brilliant several centuries ago in the midst of the industrial revolution across Western Europe and North America. Moving goods and people and distributing electricity and energy between countries ... -
Venture capital time-to-exit : an empirical study of Norwegian venture capital divestments and holding periods
Pedersen, Fredrik Brudevoll; Nakstad, Øystein Pettersen (Master thesis, 2019)Using a dataset comprising of 505 venture capital deals conducted in Norway between 1993 and 2012, this thesis examines the rate of successfully divesting portfolio companies and the corresponding holding period. By manually ... -
A warning to equity crowdfunding investors! : you might overpay
Aase, Bjørn; Færevåg, Håkon (Master thesis, 2020)Equity crowdfunding is a relatively new phenomenon that allows non-professional investors to invest in potentially high-value startups. Although some view this as an opportunity to decrease societal inequalities, others ... -
Why is the adoption rate of real options valuation low among practitioners? : a multiple case study
Foldal, Nils Andreas; Vu, My Linh (Master thesis, 2018)Real options valuation has been advocated as an appropriate valuation method for high-risk projects. Despite its popularity in literature, adoption among practitioners continues to be low. This paper researches why the ...