The leveraged invisible hand: how private equity enhances the market for corporate control and capitalism itself
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Keywords
Alternative investments; Mergers; Acquisitions; Leveraged buyouts; Financial innovation; Corporate governance; Private governance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
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