Private Equity, Leveraged Buyouts and Governance

43 Pages Posted: 2 May 2007 Last revised: 10 Sep 2008

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Douglas J. Cumming

Florida Atlantic University; Birmingham Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Mike Wright

Nottingham University Business School

Donald S. Siegel

Arizona State University-School of Public Affairs

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the literature on private equity and leveraged buyouts, focusing on global evidence related to both governance and returns to private equity and leveraged buyouts. We distinguish between financial and real returns to this activity, where the latter refers to productivity and broader performance measures. We also outline a research agenda on this topic.

Keywords: management buyouts, private equity, total factor productivity, financial and real returns, corporate governance

JEL Classification: G34, G32

Suggested Citation

Cumming, Douglas J. and Wright, Mike and Siegel, Donald S., Private Equity, Leveraged Buyouts and Governance. Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 13, pp. 439-460, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=983802

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