Long-term value creation of private equity firms with evidence from the Nordic countries

Pinho, Paulo Soares deIania, LeonardoGrégoire, PhilippeBranding, Alexander2018-11-282018-11-282018-06-07http://hdl.handle.net/10362/53049This paper aims to study the long-term value creation of Private Equity firms by comparing their after performance utilizing the post IPO performance of PE-backed vis-à-vis non-backed IPOs in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland), from 2001 to 2016. Moreover, this paper aims to analyse whether certain PE-related firm characteristics drive stock performance and if there is any sizable difference relative to non-backed firms.engPrivate equityNordic countriesPost IPO performanceFirm characteristicsLong-term value creation of private equity firms with evidence from the Nordic countriesmaster thesis201984393