What makes private equity firms target a publicly traded company for takeover? A new study from the University of Iowa published in the journal Review of Accounting Studies finds that private equity is often likely to target firms that more aggressively manage their earnings to meet analysts’ quarterly expectations.
Study finds private equity targets firms with earnings myopia
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