Private Equity Firms

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Preface
3. Introduction
   1. I.1. Interfirm alliances as a source of innovation and the role of private equity
   2. I.2. Lessons from the literature
   3. I.3. General questions considered in the study
   4. I.4. General study outline
4. 1 Concepts Underlying the Role of Private Equity Firms in Forming Alliances
   1. 1.1. Private equity
   2. 1.2. The concept of a strategic alliance
   3. 1.3. Strategic alliance formation in French PEFs
5. 2 The Role of Private Equity Firms in Alliance Formation from the Perspective of Value Creation
   1. 2.1. The role of PEFs from the perspective of contractual theories
   2. 2.2. The role of PEFs in light of knowledge-based theories
   3. 2.3. Sociological network theories: a supplement to the contractual and knowledge-based argumentation
   4. 2.4. The role of PEFs: a summary
6. 3 Empirical Analysis with Explanatory Design of the Role of French Private Equity Firms in the Formation of Alliances
   1. 3.1. Methodology: a multimethod study
   2. 3.2. Testing the theoretical framework
7. Conclusion
8. Bibliography
9. Index
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