Value Creation in Private Equity

83 Pages Posted: 8 May 2020

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Markus Biesinger

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Cagatay Bircan

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Alexander Ljungqvist

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Swedish House of Finance; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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Date Written: April 2020

Abstract

We open up the black box of value creation in private equity with the help of confidential information on value creation plans and their execution. Plans are tailored to each portfolio company's needs and circumstances, have become more hands-on, and vary with deal type, ownership, growth strategy, and geographic focus. Successful execution is subject to resource constraints, economies of specialization, and diminishing returns, and varies systematically across funds. Successful execution is a key driver of investor returns, especially in growth, buyout, and secondary deals. Company operations and profitability improve in ways consistent with successful execution, even beyond PE funds' exit.

Keywords: financial returns, Growth investing, Machine Learning, private equity, secondaries, value creation, venture capital

JEL Classification: G11, G24, G30, G32, L26

Suggested Citation

Biesinger, Markus and Bircan, Cagatay and Ljungqvist, Alexander and Ljungqvist, Alexander, Value Creation in Private Equity (April 2020). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14676, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3594309

Markus Biesinger (Contact Author)

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Cagatay Bircan

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Alexander Ljungqvist

Swedish House of Finance ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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United Kingdom

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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Belgium

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