Cross-border buyout pricing

Benjamin Hammer (), Nils Janssen and Bernhard Schwetzler
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Benjamin Hammer: Lancaster University Management School
Nils Janssen: HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Bernhard Schwetzler: HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Journal of Business Economics, 2021, vol. 91, issue 5, No 4, 705-731

Abstract: Abstract Using a dataset of 1149 global private equity transactions, we find that cross-border buyouts are associated with significantly higher valuation multiples than domestic ones. We attribute this finding to informational disadvantages of foreign acquirers. Consistent with this idea, we find that the spread in valuation multiples narrows when the target operates in a country with high accounting standards, when it was publicly listed prior to the buyout, and when information production is facilitated due to large firm size. Further results suggest that local partnering in a syndicate serves as an effective remedy to avoid adverse pricing effects. The spread in valuation multiples is also less pronounced for large buyout funds, presumably because they draw on sufficient organizational resources to cope with cross-border-related transaction costs.

Keywords: Private equity; Leveraged buyout; Cross-border; Liability of foreignness; Valuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G23 G24 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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