ACPE - Master theses
Master Theses Supported by the Argentum Centre for Private Equity
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Corporate governance in private equity : do boards really matter? : an empirical study of Norwegian private equity
(Master thesis, 2015)We examine how private equity funds a↵ect corporate governance in Norwegian portfolio companies. We find that general partners do not prioritize the board as long as everything is going according to plan. We also find ... -
Understanding private equity performance : a review of dynamics driving fund performance
(Master thesis, 2015)In recent years, more papers on private equity performance have emerged, casting light over a market that earlier was characterised by privacy and secrecy. Early studies mostly use VentureXpert as a data provider, however, ... -
Private Equity Zombie Funds : performance and fund characteristics : An empirical analysis of the global private equity market
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis investigates performance and other characteristics of zombie funds in the global private equity market using a dataset from Preqin. Our sample comprises a total of 4 204 private equity funds with vintage years ... -
The Specialization Effect in Private Equity : an empirical analysis
(Master thesis, 2014)The objective of this thesis is primarily to document the effects of specialization on the success of private equity(PE) funds through an empirical approach. We ex- amine the relationship between a PE-fund's degree of ... -
Private equity buyouts in Norway : inferring company valuations from public financial statements, and an analysis of the Norwegan buyout market
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis presents a framework to infer prices paid for companies from public financial statements. It shows that prices and valuations can be estimated accurately, as long as the buyout is done using common stock and ... -
Private equity-backed firms' performance post IPO : an empirical study of private equity- and venture capital funds' ability to facilitate abnormal returns at the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2013)We assess whether underpricing and long-long performance of Norwegian IPOs differs across private equity-backed and non-backed firms. Our sample consists of 67 backed firms and 298 non-backed firms, floated in the period ... -
Post IPO performance of private equity backed entities: empirical evidence of the Nordic market
(Master thesis, 2012)Initial public offering of private equity backed entities has been a remarkably popular topic among financial scholars. The allure of growth potential and sophisticated corporate structures has gain private equity backed ...
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