Projects
Outsourcing family visa processes: the role of non-state actors in migration border management. University of Antwerp
Policy Research Center Welfare, Public Health and Family - EF 60: Legal investigation data management Healthcare Inspectorate Ghent University
Research objective
This research works with a practical framework from the health care inspectorate that relates to a legally compliant way of dealing with the processing of (special) personal data. This framework takes into account the relationship between the following legal processing, confidentiality and disclosure obligations: the [1] General Data Protection Regulation (and the federal and Flemish follow-up legislation thereof); [2] ...
The relation between entrepreneurial orientation and the performance of family firms taking into account the moderating role of family involvement and the mediating role of family essence. University of Antwerp
Family Firm Dysfunctional Behavior and Family Firm Performance Hasselt University
Next-generation family firm leaders and their impact on family firm performance Hasselt University
Family governance practices, firm growth-degrowth, the cost of equity capital and innovation in family firms Hasselt University
Research in the field of family enterprises and family offices. University of Antwerp
Measuring and explaining the productivity premium of family firms Hasselt University
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 (“FO”) when acquiring a business versus other financial buyers, such as Private Equity investors (“PE”). 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 ...