We study the role of private equity firms in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. We find that private equity-owned firms are more likely to become targets in crossborderM&A transactions. This effect is particularly strong in transactions where the target or its shareholders actively reach out...

We examine the effectiveness of government direct funding of firm innovation through R&D grants on firms future R&D investment, employment, and performance. Using a novel proprietary dataset of 1,825 R&D grants awarded to Irish domiciled firms for the period 2003-2012, we first show that grant...