Private equity : opportunities and risks / edited by H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, and Halil Kiymaz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baker, H. Kent, editor.

Filbeck, Greg, editor.

Kiymaz, Halil, editor.

Series:

Financial markets and investments series.

Financial Markets and Investments Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private equity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (623 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the past few decades, private equity (PE) has attracted considerable attention from investors, practitioners, and academicians. In fact, a substantial literature on PE has emerged. The purpose of this book is to provide a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature on PE in both emerging and developed markets. The book takes readers through not only the core topics and issues of PE but also examines the latest trends and cutting-edge developments.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Co-Editors""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part One INTRODUCTION""; ""1. Private Equity: An Overview""; ""H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, and Halil Kiymaz""; ""2. Economics of Private Equity""; ""Shantanu Dutta, Arup Ganguly, and Lin Ge""; ""3. Private Equity in the United States and Europe: Market and Regulatory Developments""; ""Alexandros Seretakis""; ""Part Two MAJOR TYPES OF PRIVATE EQUITY""; ""4. Venture Capital in Europe: Myths and Reality""

""Jean-Michel Sahut and Eric Braune""""5. Leveraged Buyouts""; ""Christian Rauch and Marc P. Umber""; ""6. Mezzanine Capital and Commercial Real Estate""; ""J. Dean Heller""; ""7. Distressed Debt Investments""; ""Stephen G. Moyer and John D. Martin""; ""Part Three HOW PRIVATE EQUITY WORKS""; ""8. Valuing Private Equity""; ""Harlan Platt and Emery A. Trahan""; ""9. Cost of Capital for Private Equity""; ""Alain Coën and Aurélie Desfleurs""; ""10. Liquidity Issues in Private Equity: Lessons Learned in the Post-Financial Crisis""; ""Elif Akben Selcuk and Ayse Dilara Altiok Yilmaz""

""11. Private Equity Portfolio Management: Challenges, Approaches, and Implementation""""Thomas Meyer and Tom Weidig""; ""12. The Role of Private Equity in Initial Public Offerings: The Case of Venture Capital Firms""; ""Shantanu Dutta, Arup Ganguly, and Lin Ge""; ""13. Exit Strategies in Private Equity""; ""Didier Folus and Emmanuel Boutron""; ""Part Four PERFORMANCE AND MEASUREMENT""; ""14. Private Equity Returns: Cross-Country Evidence""; ""Kenneth Small and Jeffrey S. Smith""; ""15. Benchmark Biases in Private Equity Performance""; ""Robert Spliid""

""16. Return Persistence: Finding Top Quartile Managers""""Adrian Oberli""; ""17. Private Equity Due Diligence""; ""Manu Sharma and Esha Prashar""; ""Part Five PRIVATE EQUITY: USES AND STRUCTURE""; ""18. Institutional Investors and Private Equity""; ""Parvez Ahmed""; ""19. Private Equity and Value Creation""; ""Péter Harbula""; ""20. Compensation Structure""; ""Ji-Woong Chung""; ""21. Global Regulatory and Ethical Framework""; ""Henry Ordower""; ""Part Six TRENDS IN PRIVATE EQUITY""; ""22. Private Investment in Public Equity""; ""Na Dai""; ""23. Listed Private Equity""

""Douglas Cumming, Grant Fleming, and Sofia A. Johan""""24. Private Equity Growth in International and Emerging Markets""; ""Alexander Peter Groh""; ""25. Diversification Benefits of Private Equity Funds-of-Funds""; ""Axel Buchner and Markus Kuffner""; ""26. Publicly Traded Private Equity""; ""Henry Lahr""; ""27. The Future of Private Equity: A Global Perspective""; ""Dianna C. Preece""; ""Discussion Questions and Answers""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-024973-0

0-19-937589-5