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Ludovic Phalippou – Saïd (Oxford)

Darden, FOB 194

Employee Views of Leveraged Buy-Out Transactions ABSTRACT Employee satisfaction decreases following a company acquisition. This effect is, generally, higher when it is through a Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO), but with considerable heterogeneity: the decrease in employee satisfaction is concentrated in Tech LBOs and in Public-to-Private (PU2PE) transactions. After any M&A transaction, Read more…

Marina Niessner – Wharton

Darden, Classroom 130

Can Social Media Inform Corporate Decisions? Evidence from Merger Withdrawals