Illegal buyouts |
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Authors: | Douglas Cumming Simona Zambelli |
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Institution: | 1. Schulich School of Business, York University, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3;2. University of Bologna, Forli School of Economics, Department of Management, Piazzale della Vittoria 15, Forli 47100, Italy |
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Abstract: | This study empirically examines the effects of a regulation change on the structure and governance of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) within the Italian private equity market, whose transactions were only recently legalized. With a new data set covering approximately 85% of the buyout funds active in Italy during the period of 1999–2006, we find that a regulation that prohibits LBOs can reduce their frequency, but does not exclude them altogether. Rather, it inhibits efficient governance and distorts decision making. Overall, the data are consistent with the view that laws prohibiting LBOs result in less efficient LBO arrangements. |
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Keywords: | G23 G24 G28 K22 K34 |
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