Ex-post innovation profile of LBO targets: evidence from CIS data for the Netherlands

Anne-Laure Le Nadant (1) , Frédéric Perdreau (2)

1 CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management
2 COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation

Leveraged buyout (LBO) target companies are more innovative than non-LBO ones with a similar level of innovation expenditures, which suggests ambidextrous innovation practices.

Mots clés: Private equity; innovation; buyout

Domaines: Economies et finances

Anne-Laure Le Nadant, Frédéric Perdreau. Ex-post innovation profile of LBO targets: evidence from CIS data for the Netherlands. Strategic Change, 2014, 23 (1-2), pp.93-105. ⟨10.1002/jsc.1962⟩. ⟨halshs-00955433⟩