Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK

The purpose of our study is the differentiation in performance of the hedge fund and private equity funds targets in the United Kingdom. We take these two funds as our blockholders as they have the motivation, resources and ability to reduce agency costs and lead to its better or adverse performance...

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Main Author: Kala, Nitika
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30287/
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description The purpose of our study is the differentiation in performance of the hedge fund and private equity funds targets in the United Kingdom. We take these two funds as our blockholders as they have the motivation, resources and ability to reduce agency costs and lead to its better or adverse performance. We analyse the reaction of the market by checking for abnormal returns around the date of the acquisition by any of the blockholder. To measure the short term effect, we conduct a short term event study and measure the long term effect by calculating and analysing the BHAR. We also test for the characteristics that attract a hedge fund or a private equity fund the most and ultimately leads to that firm being a target of either of the blockholders.
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spelling nottingham-302872017-10-19T14:53:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30287/ Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK Kala, Nitika The purpose of our study is the differentiation in performance of the hedge fund and private equity funds targets in the United Kingdom. We take these two funds as our blockholders as they have the motivation, resources and ability to reduce agency costs and lead to its better or adverse performance. We analyse the reaction of the market by checking for abnormal returns around the date of the acquisition by any of the blockholder. To measure the short term effect, we conduct a short term event study and measure the long term effect by calculating and analysing the BHAR. We also test for the characteristics that attract a hedge fund or a private equity fund the most and ultimately leads to that firm being a target of either of the blockholders. 2015-09-25 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30287/1/NITIKA%20KALA%20ONLINE%20DISSERTATION.pdf Kala, Nitika (2015) Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK
title Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK
title_full Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK
title_fullStr Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK
title_full_unstemmed Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK
title_short Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity Funds- Role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the UK
title_sort hedge funds vs. private equity funds- role as blockholders for shareholder’s value creation in the uk
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30287/