Browsing NHH Brage by Author "Bienz, Carsten"
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Software vulnerabilities and bug bounty programs
Bienz, Carsten; Juranek, Steffen (Discussion paper;4/20, Working paper, 2020-05-12)Many software developers employ bug bounty programs that award a prize for the detection of bugs in their software. We analyze, in a model with asymmetric information, under which conditions a bug bounty program is beneficial ... -
Spinoffs in the Nordics : An Empirical Study of Value Creation in the Nordic Countries
Volden, Håvard; Fagerbakke, Erlend (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the long-term value creation of Nordic spinoffs from 1990 to 2022. First, we perform a long-run event study of spinoffs, parent firms, and proforma firms to conduct whether these firms create ... -
The stock market effect of Cybercriminals : an empirical study of the price effects on US listed companies targeted by a data breach
Berg, Håkon Høviskeland; Hansen, Simen Eide (Master thesis, 2020)This study investigates the effect of a data breach with more than 30 000 records stolen on publicly US listed companies' share price. Utilizing the market model, we examine abnormal returns after an announcement of a ... -
Tax planning in Norwegian private equity-backed companies : do Norwegian PE-backed companies engage in tax planning activities to a larger extent than their peers, and do PE-firms operating in Norway actively look for target companies that hold a potential for tax optimization?
Roald, Andrea Kristine; Roti, Tonje (Master thesis, 2015)We investigate whether Norwegian PE-backed companies engage in tax planning activities to a larger extent than their peers, and if PE-firms operating in Norway actively look for targets that hold a potential for tax ... -
The fundamental valuation of Canopy growth corporation : finding value in the haze of legalization
Côté, Olivier (Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to perform a fundamental analysis of Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED), analyse the Canadian cannabis industry and provide a valuation of the company as at the 31.03.2018, and ... -
What determines private equity holding periods? : an empirical analysis of Nordic private equity investments
Kamlund, Maren; Knudsen, Oda Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2018)This thesis seeks to identify what determines private equity holding periods in the Nordics. We examine whether i) portfolio company characteristics, ii) PE firm and PE fund char acteristics and iii) market level conditions ... -
What the hack? : an empirical analysis of the stock market reactions to hacking announcements
Jansen, Embla Kleiv; Stavik, Stine-Mari (Master thesis, 2020)To raise awareness of the financial consequences for companies that do not safeguard personal data, this thesis investigates the stock market reaction following hacks. Furthermore, it investigates the role consumers and ... -
Why do private equity firms perform buy-and-builds? : an empirical analysis of Nordic platform companies
Resch, Amina; Mossing, Mari Korsnes (Master thesis, 2018)This thesis seeks to expand the knowledge of why private equity firms are performing buy-andbuild as a strategy in the portfolio companies they invest in†. More specifically, we examine characteristics of buy-and-build ... -
Will Saudi Arabia run out of money? : “they talk the talk, but can they walk the walk?”
Mundal, Bjørnar; Waaler, Frederik (Master thesis, 2015)We examine when and if Saudi Arabia run out of money in order to predict if Saudi Arabia will change their oil policy due to the low oil price we are facing today. This is done by running different static analyses, time ...