The role of private equity group reputation in LBO financing

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-330

  Demiroglu, Cem ^a   James, Christopher M ^b  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank financing; Leveraged buyout; Market timing; Private equity; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951207430     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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