Valuing Private Equity
We investigate whether the performance of Private Equity (PE) investments is sufficient to compensate investors (LPs) for risk, long-term illiquidity, management and incentive fees charged by the general partner (GP). We analyze the LP's portfolio-choice problem and find that management fees, carried interest and illiquidity are costly, and GPs must generate substantial alpha to compensate LPs for bearing these costs. Debt is cheap and reduces these costs, potentially explaining the high leverage of buyout transactions. Conventional interpretations of PE performance measures appear optimistic. On average, LPs may just break even, net of management fees, carry, risk, and costs of illiquidity
Year of publication: |
2014
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Authors: | Sorensen, Morten |
Other Persons: | Wang, Neng (contributor) ; Yang, Jinqiang (contributor) |
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[2014]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Theorie | Theory | Private Equity | Private equity | Kapitaleinkommen | Capital income | CAPM |
Saved in:
freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (64 p) |
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Series: | NBER Working Paper ; No. w19612 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 2013 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013062256