The dark side of LBOs. Private equity investors be forewarned!

Corporate Ownership and Control

Volumn 5, Issue 4 A, 2008, Pages 59-78

  Zambelli, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Financial assistance; Governance; Leveraged buyouts; Private equity; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449116651     PISSN: 17279232     EISSN: 18103057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22495/cocv5i4p6     Document Type: Article

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