Résumé
We study the role and performance of private equity (PE) in corporate asset sales. Corporate sellers obtain significantly positive excess returns in PE deals, gains in wealth significantly greater than for intercorporate asset sales. Based on exit valuations for 98% of PE deals, we find gains in enterprise value in buyouts are significantly greater than for benchmark firms. Corporate seller excess returns are positively correlated with subsequent gains in asset enterprise value. A parsimonious auction model suggests that only restructuring capabilities of PE (not acquisition of undervalued assets) can explain the pattern of the gains generated in these PE deals.
Mots-clés
Divisional buyouts; asset sales; private equity; restructuring; auction;
Codes JEL
- G32: Financing Policy • Financial Risk and Risk Management • Capital and Ownership Structure • Value of Firms • Goodwill
- G34: Mergers • Acquisitions • Restructuring • Corporate Governance
Remplacé par
Ulrich Hege, Stefano Lovo, Myron B. Slovin et Marie E. Sushka, « Divisional Buyouts by Private Equity and the Market for Divested Assets », Journal of Corporate Finance, vol. 53, décembre 2018, p. 21–37.
Référence
Ulrich Hege, Stefano Lovo, Myron B. Slovin et Marie E. Sushka, « Divisional Buyouts by Private Equity and the Market for Divested Assets », TSE Working Paper, n° 18-948, août 2018.
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Publié dans
TSE Working Paper, n° 18-948, août 2018