Assessing the contribution to innovation of private equity investors: A study on European buyouts

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-140

  Ughetto, Elisa ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buyouts; Patents; Private equity firms

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPECTED RETURN; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INVESTMENT POLICIES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; PANEL DATA; PRIVATE EQUITY; PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS;

INVESTMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 74149083572     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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