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We are proud to announce that our scientific director, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, has been part of the opening roundtable of the European Sounding Board on Innovation (ESBI). ESBI is an advisory vehicle that provides feedback on the European Innovation Agenda to EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. As a…

We are happy to share that Stefan Weik will present two research projects at the Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Conference 2023 - the world-leading gathering of management scholars from around the globe. The first paper is titled "The European Disadvantage(s) at Startup Performance: Evidence…

We are delighted to share that a recent CEFS research paper titled “Are Unfunded Capital Commitments a Side Show? Evidence from University Endowments” authored by Prof. Reiner Braun (CEFS) and Prof. Ludovic Phalippou (Oxford) along with Prof. Mark Jansen (Utah) will be presented at the following…

At the Bundesverband für Alternative Investments (BAI) Alternative Investor Conference held in Frankfurt, Germany from 24.-26.04.2023, Prof. Reiner Braun will be giving a keynote speach on "Recession and its impact on Private Equity Portfolio Companies and Returns". In his talk he will especially…

We are delighted to share that a recent CEFS research paper titled “Size, Returns, and Value Added: Do Private Equity Firms Allocate Capital According To Manager Skill?” authored by Prof. Dr. Reiner Braun (CEFS) and Dr. Nils Dorau (CEFS) along with Prof. Dr. Tim Jenkinson (University of Oxford) and…