Private Equity Unchained: Strategy Insights for the Institutional Investor
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00MMK2SJ2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Private Equity Unchained succeeds in this feat by dissecting the subject in depth, but in my view, also by re-introducing the 'human factor' in its perspective of the Private Equity investment landscape. He cautions against some of the regulatory and valuation practices that are currently employed in the sector.'Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies, Said Business School, University of Oxford, author of "Firm Commitment: Why the Corporation is Failing Us and How to Restore Trust in It"'There is not much work on a subject as arcane as private equity asset management that can be read by both specialists and amateurs with the same pleasure of
As Director of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association he authored the EVCA Venture Capital White Paper 2010. He is member of EVCA's Private Equity Risk Measurement Group, a Shimomura Fellow of the Development Bank of Japan and was a visiting researcher at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.Thomas is the co-author of Beyond the J Curve
This book takes readers through all the considerations of planning and implementing an investment strategy in illiquid investments.. There are significant returns to be made from private equity, infrastructure, real estate and other illiquid investments, but a competitive strategy is essential for investment success and for meeting objectives
"The power of this book is derived from embedding the" according to Jens Maier. The power of this book is derived from embedding the current role and discussions around private equity in a historic context. It shows that exploration efforts were historically undertaken by structures very similar to how we find them today. Also the notions of trust and risk seem to be the backbone of PLPs today as they where centuries ago.This book is written for the institutional investor. The topics covered, and the way they are structured provide a holistic view on Private Equity and all its facets. Overall, the Book holds general lessons for balancing exploration and exploitation in investing.