...Monzurul Hoque; Arman Kosedag; Jamshid Mehran; Jinhu Qian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the informational asymmetry (informational advantage of managers) in leveraged buyout (LBO) transactions. Design/methodology/approach Unlike previous studies of informational asymmetry...

...Don Johnson; James Philpot; Craig A. Peterson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of individual manager characteristics on real estate mutual fund (REMF) performance. Human capital theory predicts that factors like education, experience and professional certifications...