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The results show that PE-backed LBOs have a positive causal effect on both patenting and quality-adjusted patents measured by forward citations. This implies an increase in innovation activity rather than an increase in strategic patenting. The impact is predominantly driven by private to private LBO transactions. The findings are consistent with PE firm involvement relaxing financial constraints in firms, facilitating their investment in innovation activity.
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Sources are the Center for Management Buyout Research, FAME, and PATSTAT. Data on PE firms and portfolio firms comes from CMBOR, which provides info on lbo deals. The FAME database provides financial and accounting data for UK firms. PATSTAT provides data on patent applications and citations in Europe. LBOs take place between 1998 and 2005. 407 UK deals.
*outcome variables
