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Tran, Amy | Investigating the strategic patterns in LBO funds | In the mid-2000s, public-to-private transactions reappeared when the United States experienced a second leveraged buyout boom. Most sponsors are paid a management fee of 2% on the fund's capital and receive a carried interest of 20% of the profits realized by the fund. Two literature reviews serve a... | Leveraged buyouts--United States--Finance | 2014-08 |
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Kehr, David | Abnormal Stock Returns and Venture Capital Funding Event Study of Six Down Round Venture Capital Funding Announcement Dates | This paper analyzes the reaction of stock prices to the announcement of a round of financing raised by a venture capital-backed firm at a valuation lower than in a previous round. The event study is performed to analyze short-term stock price reactions prior to and following the announcement of a do... | 2018 | |
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Hunter, Jessie Rabe | Effects of British Columbia's Carbon Tax on CO2 Emissions and Net Gasoline Sales | In 2008, British Columbia implemented the first comprehensive carbon tax in North America which covers nearly three quarters of all emitters in the province. This paper analyzes the effects of British Columbia's carbon tax on CO2 emissions and net gasoline sales using differences-in-differences and ... | 2020 | |
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Caine, Benjamin | Low Cost Carriers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and Strategies | This paper assesses the economic opportunity for low-cost carriers (LCC) to successfully enter the sub-Saharan African (SSA) air transit market. To accomplish this, I address the future growth in passenger demand, the current state of African air travel infrastructure, and governmental barriers to s... | 2019 |