Although business restructuring occurs frequently and it is important for the prosperity of
family firms across generations, research on family firms has largely evolved separately from …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of literature concerning
mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in family businesses and to highlight areas for future …

In this study, we investigate financial distress risks of European companies around the
buyout event in the period between 2000 and 2008. In addition, we analyze whether buyout …

Cross-border investments represent a substantial share of venture capital activities. We use
a comprehensive dataset on investments worldwide to analyze the internationalization of …

This study reviews academic literature on private equity and family firms. Based on a
systematic search process, we identify 50 relevant studies published in the fields of …

We investigate if economic factors drive gross and net cross-border venture capital inflows
differently. Using a dataset of venture capital investments in European and North American …

This article documents a new value creation function of private equity investors who carry
out buy-and-build strategies. Buy-and-build strategies constitute an initial acquisition of a …

Family firms commonly prefer internal funding and retention of control. Under certain
circumstances, however, equity investments from outside the family can be a relevant …

By building upon instrumental stakeholder theory, we aim to increase academic
understanding of how changes in stakeholder relations affect acquisition performance …

Although past research suggests that family firms are less likely to use private equity (PE)
financing, further research is required to identify the underlying reasons for such behaviour …