Longevity and the life-cycle of management buy-outs
Wright, M., Robbie, K., Thompson, S., & Starkey, K. (1994)
Strategic Management Journal, 15(3), 215-227
UK quantitative and case evidence across the whole size range of buyouts. Supports a heterogeneity view: earlier exit is associated with larger buyouts, privatisations and divestments from foreign parents, and with stronger financing institutions.
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