Acknowledgements
About the Authors
1 Introduction
2 The Private Equity Cycle - Fund Raising & Fund Choosing
3 Deal Sourcing and Evaluation - Not as Easy as it Looks
4 Assigning Value
5 Deal Structuring - Private Equity Securities and Their Motivation
6 After the Money Arrives?
7 Getting Liquid: Exits and Distributions
8 The Globalization of Venture Capital and Private Equity
9 Risk and Return
10 The Impact of Private Equity on Society - Does This Really Matter Anyway?
11 People, Positions and Culture: The Management of the Private Equity Firm
12 Scaling and Institutionalization
13 Boom and Bust
14 Wrapping Up
Glossary
Index