Illegal Buyouts

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Douglas J. Cumming

Florida Atlantic University; Birmingham Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Simona Zambelli

University of Florence - Department of Business Economics

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Date Written: August 7, 2009

Abstract

This study empirically examines the effects of a regulation change on the structure and governance of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) within the Italian private equity market, whose transactions were only recently legalized. With a new data set covering approximately 85% of the buyout funds active in Italy during the period of 1999–2006, we find that a regulation that prohibits LBOs can reduce their frequency, but does not exclude them altogether. Rather, it inhibits efficient governance and distorts decision making. Overall, the data are consistent with the view that laws prohibiting LBOs result in less efficient LBO arrangements.

Keywords: Buyouts, Regulation, Governance, Law and finance

JEL Classification: G23, G24, G28, K22, K34

Suggested Citation

Cumming, Douglas J. and Zambelli, Simona, Illegal Buyouts (August 7, 2009). Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 441-456, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1445388

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Simona Zambelli (Contact Author)

University of Florence - Department of Business Economics ( email )

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Italy

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