What are the main drivers of leverage in leveraged buyouts?

This paper examines the main drivers of leverage in leveraged buyouts, and provides an explanation for the significant decrease in leverage in the aftermath of the financial crisis. We test market-varying factors by regressing leverage measures on potential drivers and find that leverage is largely...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mlynarczyk, Wiktor, Holm, Erik
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.) 2013
Subjects:
LBO
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-171405