Value Creation in Private Equity

80 Pages Posted: 11 Jun 2020 Last revised: 15 Sep 2020

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Markus Biesinger

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Technical University of Darmstadt

Cagatay Bircan

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Alexander Ljungqvist

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Swedish House of Finance; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)

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Date Written: May 18, 2020

Abstract

We open up the black box of value creation in private equity with the help of confidential information on value creation plans and their execution. Plans are tailored to each portfolio company’s needs and circumstances, have become more hands-on, and vary with deal type, ownership, growth strategy, and geographic focus. Successful execution is subject to resource constraints, economies of specialization, and diminishing returns, and varies systematically across funds. Successful execution is a key driver of investor returns, especially in growth, buyout, and secondary deals. Company operations and profitability improve in ways consistent with successful execution, even beyond PE funds’ exit.

Keywords: Private equity, venture capital, growth investing, secondaries, value creation, financial returns, machine learning

JEL Classification: G11, G24, G30, G32, L26

Suggested Citation

Biesinger, Markus and Bircan, Cagatay and Ljungqvist, Alexander and Ljungqvist, Alexander, Value Creation in Private Equity (May 18, 2020). Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 20-10, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3587559 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3587559

Markus Biesinger

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ( email )

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Technical University of Darmstadt ( email )

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Cagatay Bircan (Contact Author)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ( email )

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Alexander Ljungqvist

Swedish House of Finance ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) ( email )

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