Nick Wilson

University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre

Chair in Credit Management, Director of the Credit Management Research Centre

Leeds LS2 9JT

United Kingdom

Leeds University Business School

Professor and Head of Department

Leeds LS2 9JT

United Kingdom

University of Leeds - Faculty of Business

Leeds LS2 9JT

United Kingdom

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1.

The Value of Non-Financial Information in SME Risk Management

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2014
Edward I. Altman, Gabriele Sabato and Nick Wilson
New York University (NYU) - Salomon Center, Wiserfunding and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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SME lending, Credit Risk Modeling, Bankruptcy, Small Business failure

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Director Characteristics, Gender Balance and Insolvency Risk: An Empirical Study

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Director Characteristics, Gender Balance and Insolvency Risk: An Empirical Study

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Nick Wilson and Ali Altanlar
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Board Diversity, Gender, Insolvency Risk

Director Characteristics, Gender Balance and Insolvency Risk: An Empirical Study

Posted: 05 Jun 2009
Nick Wilson and Ali Altanlar
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre

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Audit Fees, Auditor Switching and Competition in the UK Auditor Market: An Analysis of UK Companies (1998-2012)

Leeds University Business School Working Paper No. 15-02
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 20 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2015
Marek Kacer and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Private Equity, Buy-Outs and Insolvency Risk

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 24 Jun 2011
Nick Wilson and Mike Wright
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Nottingham University Business School
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Private Equity, Management Buyouts, Bankruptcy, Hazard Model

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Private Equity Buyouts and Portfolio Company Performance Post-exit

Leeds University Business School Working Paper No. 23-02
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 11 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2023
Paul Lavery and Nick Wilson
Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Private equity buyouts, firm performance, long-run growth, insolvency

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The Evolution of Private Equity: Corporate Restructuring in the UK, c. 1945-2010

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Sep 2012
Steve Toms, Nick Wilson and Mike Wright
University of Leeds - Faculty of Business, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Nottingham University Business School
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private, equity, venture capital, corporate restructuring, 3i, Slater Walker, management, buyout

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The Survival of Newly Incorporated Companies and Founding Director Characteristics

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Nick Wilson and Ali Altanlar
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Business failure, firm survival, corporate insolvency, board of directors, social and human capital, new ventures

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Private Equity Targets and Post Investment Performance: A Study of the Corporate Sector in the North and Regions

Leeds University Business School Working Paper No. 17-02
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2017
Nick Wilson and Mike Wright
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Imperial College London
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Private Equity, Performance, Targets

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Trade Credit and Monetary Policy in the UK: An Empirical Investigation

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2022
Nick Wilson and Tung Le
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Independent
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Trade Credit, Monetary Policy, Meltzer's redistribution hypothesis

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Understanding Regional Variations in Equity and Growth Finance: An Analysis of the Demand and Supply of Equity Finance in the UK Regions

Number of pages: 182 Posted: 12 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2019
Nick Wilson, Marek Kacer and Mike Wright
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and Imperial College London
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Entrepreneurial Finance, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Market Failure

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The Impact of Financial and Product Market Innovation on the Nature of Entrepreneurship: A Historical Perspective

Leeds University Business School Working Paper No. 17-03
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Apr 2016
Steve Toms, Nick Wilson and Mike Wright
University of Leeds - Faculty of Business, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Nottingham University Business School
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Entrepreneurship, innovation, finance, British industrial revolution, management buyouts, credit institutions, lending

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Trade Credit in the UK Economy (1998–2012): An Exploratory Analysis of Company Accounts

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 05 Sep 2014
Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Trade Credit, Corporate Finance, SME

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The Impact of Venture Capital Holding on the Firms Life-cycle: Evidence from IPO Firms

Proceedings of Paris December 2020 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - ESSEC
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Oct 2020
Shima Amini, Abdul Mohamed, Armin Schwienbacher and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds, University of Leeds - Faculty of Business, SKEMA Business School and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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The Initial Discount for New Audit Engagements: Case of UK 1998-2012

Leeds University Business School Working Paper No. 16-03
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 16 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 27 May 2016
Marek Kacer and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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auditing; auditor change; initial discounts; low-balling; price recovery

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Listed Family Firms: Industrial and Geographical Context, Governance and Performance

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Louise Scholes, Nick Wilson, Mike Wright and Hannah Noke
Loughborough University London, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, Nottingham University Business School and Nottingham University Business School
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family firm, listed, governance, performance

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UK Family Businesses: Industrial and Geographic Context, Governance and Performance

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Feb 2012
Louise Scholes, Nick Wilson, Mike Wright, Hannah Noke and Ali Altanar
Loughborough University London, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, Nottingham University Business School, Nottingham University Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Family, Non-Family, Governance, Performance

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The Survival of Newly Incorporated Companies and the Impact of Founding Director Characteristics

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Sep 2011
Nick Wilson and Ali Altanlar
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Business failure, firm survival, corporate insolvency, board of directors, social and human capital, new ventures

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Are Measures of an Audit Firm's Competitive Position in Local Markets Robust?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Jul 2020
Marek Kacer, Alan J. Duboisée de Ricquebourg, Michael J. Peel and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC), University of Leeds - Faculty of Business, Cardiff University and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Audit pricing, Competition measures, Endogenous variables, Mathematical coupling

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Supporting Innovative Start-Up and Growing Businesses: Equity Finance Provision through the Pandemic: Interim Report

Leeds University Business School Working Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 May 2023 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2023
Marek Kacer and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Equity Finance, Venture Capital, SME Finance

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Audit Market Measures in Audit Pricing Studies: The Issue of Mechanical Correlation

Forthcoming: European Accounting Review , Leeds University Business School Working Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 09 May 2023 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2023
Marek Kacer, Alan J. Duboisée de Ricquebourg, Michael J. Peel and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC), University of Leeds - Faculty of Business, Cardiff University and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Audit pricing, Competition measures, Endogeneity, Mechanical correlation, Mathematical coupling, Proxy variables, Simulations.

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The Impact of Private Equity on Exporting Activity

Wilson, N. and Lavery, P. (2022) The Impact of Private Equity on Exporting Activity. In: Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity. Palgrave. (Accepted for Publication)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Oct 2022
Nick Wilson and Paul Lavery
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
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Portfolio company performance; Exporting; Internationalisation

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Crisis, Loan Schemes, Bank Lending, Insolvency and Default: An Analysis of Early Outcomes of Policy Interventions.

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 05 Oct 2023
Nick Wilson, Marek Kacer and Marc Cowling
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and Oxford Brookes University
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Equity Finance for Start-up and Growing Businesses: Recent Trends

Leeds University Business School Working Paper No. 23
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Dec 2023
Nick Wilson and Marek Kacer
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC)
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Equity finance

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The Demand for Loan Guarantees in the UK 1981-2018: Time Series Analysis

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 07 Nov 2023
Marc Cowling, Marek Kacer and Nick Wilson
Oxford Brookes University, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Loan Schemes, SME Finance, Policy, Time Series

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The Performance of Private Equity Portfolio Companies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Leeds University Business School Working Paper
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 24 Dec 2022
Paul Lavery and Nick Wilson
Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre
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Private equity buyouts; firm performance; COVID-19 pandemic

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On the Persistence and Dynamics of Big 4 Real Audit Fees: Evidence from the UK

Posted: 29 Dec 2016
Marek Kacer, David A. Peel, Michael J. Peel and Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC), Lancaster University - Lancaster University Management School, Cardiff University and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre

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real audit fees, big 4, partial adjustment, persistence, adjustment speed, dynamic panel estimates, listed and unlisted companies

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Sovereign Credit Ratings and the New European Union Member States

Journal of Credit Risk, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2014
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Jun 2016
Nick Wilson, Pavol Ochotnicky and Marek Kacer
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Economics in Bratislava and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC)
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sovereign credit ratings, European Union, ratings

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Ethnic and Gender Diversity: An Exploratory Analysis of UK Directorships

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2019
Nick Wilson
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre

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Directors, Diversity, Ethnic, Gender

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'Creation and Destruction' in Transition Economies: SME Sector in Slovakia

Posted: 05 Oct 2014
Nick Wilson, Pavol Ochotnicky and Marek Kacer
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Economics in Bratislava and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC)

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Risk Modelling, Bankruptcy, Small Business failure, Transition Reform, Transition Recession.

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Sovereign Credit Rating and the New EU Member States

Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Nick Wilson, Pavol Ochotnicky and Marek Kacer
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Economics in Bratislava and University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC)

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sovereign credit rating, rating agencies, new members of European Union, random effects

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A Convenient Truth: Private Equity and Portfolio Company Growth

Posted: 09 Jul 2013
Nick Wilson and Mike Wright
University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre and Imperial College London

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Private Equity, Growth, Performance

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The Effect of Internationalization on Modeling Credit Risk for SMEs: Evidence from UK Market

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Vol. 31, 2014
Posted: 14 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2014
Jairaj Gupta, Nick Wilson, Andros Gregoriou and Jerome Healy
University of York, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Brighton and Hull University Business School (HUBS)

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Credit Risk Modeling, Bankruptcy, Corporate Failure, SME, Small and Medium Enterprises, Internationalization

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The Value of Operating Cash Flow in Modeling Credit Risk for SMEs

Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 24, No. 9, 2014
Posted: 25 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2014
Jairaj Gupta, Nick Wilson, Andros Gregoriou and Jerome Healy
University of York, University of Leeds - Credit Management Research Centre, University of Brighton and Hull University Business School (HUBS)

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Credit Risk Modeling, Bankruptcy, Corporate Failure, SME, Small and Medium Enterprises