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Leveraged Buyouts In The Late Eighties: How Bad Were They?, Jean Helwege, Tim C. Opler
Leveraged Buyouts In The Late Eighties: How Bad Were They?, Jean Helwege, Tim C. Opler
Historical Working Papers
Forty-seven large leveraged buyouts that occurred after 1987 were examined to see the effect on operating performance and affects of the 1990-91 recession. Overall these LBOs did not result in smaller efficiency gains than earlier LBOs.