ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND

The performance of investment projects in acquisitions of companies by private equity funds has been explored by assessing the financial and valuation results of such transactions in two directions: change in the valuation multiple of an acquired company over the period of the investment project and...

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Main Author: G. G. Utenov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House of the State University of Management 2020-04-01
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Online Access:https://vestnik.guu.ru/jour/article/view/2090
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description The performance of investment projects in acquisitions of companies by private equity funds has been explored by assessing the financial and valuation results of such transactions in two directions: change in the valuation multiple of an acquired company over the period of the investment project and the impact of a fund on a company’s operational efficiency. As a result of the analysis, the hypothesis of the higher EV/EBITDA exit multiple of the private equity fund compared to the same entry multiple was not confirmed. However, the hypothesis that private equity funds are able to increase the operational efficiency of portfolio companies on average better than other types of investors, confirms the effectiveness of private equity funds and high performance of such investment projects.
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ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
Вестник университета
investments
investment project
value of business
private equity funds
operational efficiency
regression analysis
merger transaction
acquisition transaction
valuation multiple
title ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
title_full ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
title_fullStr ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
title_full_unstemmed ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
title_short ASSESSMENT OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF COMPANIES BY THE DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
title_sort assessment of the investment project effectiveness for the acquisition of companies by the direct investment fund
topic investments
investment project
value of business
private equity funds
operational efficiency
regression analysis
merger transaction
acquisition transaction
valuation multiple
url https://vestnik.guu.ru/jour/article/view/2090
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