Motivated by the growing attention to the financing decisions of family firms, this review
brings together the two highly relevant research fields of family business and finance. This …

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 …

Family firm's long-term orientation and strong local roots suggest positive effects on regional
R&D cooperation and regional innovation output. This article analyzes the effect of family …

Whereas the determinants of entrepreneurial choice have been thoroughly analyzed in the
literature, little is known about the preferred mode of entry into entrepreneurship, such as …

In this paper we investigate private equity firm perceptions of sellers' affective deal
commitment in buyout transactions. Using a sample of 174 buyouts, we test trust, goal …

An increasing number of families are selling their businesses to private equity (PE)
investors. A key question is what the family firm is worth without the family as part of the …

Entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) is gaining momentum as a viable alternative to
starting a company on one's own. However, despite its growing practical relevance …

Entrepreneurial finance is a discipline that studies financial resource mobilization, resource
allocation, risk moderation, optimization in financial contracting, value creation, and value …

The management buyout is an important exit strategy for small business owners.
Negotiations of buyout deals have received little research attention to date. This is surprising …

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