Family firms commonly prefer internal funding and retention of control. Under certain
circumstances, however, equity investments from outside the family can be a relevant …

More and more family firms open their capital for outside investors, yet existing studies
mainly conclude that family firms are more reluctant than nonfamily firms to hand over …

Family firms are of particular importance for many economies. We know little about family
firm buyouts and how they are different from non-family firm buyouts. Oliver Ahlers …

Family firms are of particular significance for the global economy. Prior research
acknowledges that family firms are considerably different from non-family firms and the …

This chapter delves into the intriguing relationship between family firms (FFs) and private
equity (PE), shedding light on the opportunities and challenges inherent in this …

A constitutive view on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). Towards a conceptual
framework. The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the phenomenon of “Entrepreneurship …

English summary: There is only limited academic attention paid to the topic of Private Equity
Investments in Family Businesses although the topic is becoming increasingly relevant for …

Il recente periodo di crisi economica, con le evidenti conseguenze riversatesi nell'economia
reale, ha portato gli operatori ad una necessaria revisione, spesso in senso negativo, delle …

L'obiettivo della tesi di dottorato è duplice: a. offrire un quadro sinottico della letteratura
empirica internazionale sul ruolo dell'investimento istituzionale nel family business (FB) …

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of private equity (PE) ownership on
former familyowned businesses and their performance by using a mixed-methods approach …