My doctoral case study concerned the mechanisms behind value creation in a unique, small-N subset of buyout firms that substantially outperformed peers in the portfolios of the leading Nordic private equity firms.
– Three top-tier private equity firms in the Nordic countries provided proprietary access to three of their most successful buyout cases, along with in-depth interviews with both the CEOs and senior General Partners involved in the portfolio case firms.
– The explorative post-hoc analysis provides a unique insight and a 360-degree overview of the mechanisms behind value creation during all stages – from the pre-buyout target identification to the post-buyout mode of exit....