Projects
Financial and non-financial performance in the health care sector: a management accounting perspective KU Leuven
Management of financial and actuarial risks: modeling, regulation, disclosure and market effects. KU Leuven
Management of financial and actuarial risks: modeling, regulation, incentives and market effects. KU Leuven
The use of IT value management practices in achieving financial firm performance for IT enabled investments. University of Antwerp
Rhetorical impression management in sustainability reporting and monitoring mechanisms: Interdependencies with sustainability performance and impact on financial and institutional legitimacy. University of Antwerp
Creditor control over the management of financially distressed firms : a comparative law and economic analysis KU Leuven
In the continental legal systems, the management of a financially healthy company is controlled by the majority or reference shareholders. After all, the shareholders have the best incentives to ensure that the company makes a profit and does not become insolvent. When profits are made, the shareholders see an increase in the value of their shares, possibly accompanied by a higher dividend payment. In the event of loss or insolvency, their ...
Advice to the compliance of financial products with the new Quality Standard (QS) for socially responsible and sustainable financial products. University of Antwerp
How does heterogeneity between financial buyers, family offices and private equity firms impact their investments. KU Leuven
Summary
My main research idea focuses on the investment criteria and behavior of Family Offices (āFOā) when acquiring a business versus other financial buyers, such as Private Equity investors (āPEā). First, we will define clearly what is an FO and a PE using criteria such as shareholding, investment horizon, risk appetite, size, leverage. In my day to day M&A practice we notice different acquisition criteria at acquisition ...