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Business and politics: how political beliefs influence volume and performance of leveraged buyouts

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This paper explores the relationship between dominant local political views and the volume and performance of leveraged buyout investments.

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  • Gottschalg, Oliver, 2008. "Business and politics: how political beliefs influence volume and performance of leveraged buyouts," HEC Research Papers Series 893, HEC Paris.
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    Keywords

    political belief; leverage buyouts;

    JEL classification:

    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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