This book offers a comprehensive analysis of private equity divestment processes--so-called exits--for European buyouts. Examining the efficiency of exits, it offers recommendations and guidelines for an integrated and exit-oriented private equity portfolio management. In addition, the book...

Daniel Hobohm analyses more than 17 000 investments by more than 1800 international investors in more than 2400 private equity and venture capital funds over the last two decades. He compares different investor types in their fund preferences, home bias and investor responses to market shocks....

Alternative Investments, die sich durch ihr Streben nach marktphasenunabhängigen, absoluten Renditen auszeichnen, sind in den letzten Jahren verstärkt in den Fokus institutioneller Investoren gerückt. Damit erhalten auch die angebotenen Produktstrukturen auf Hedgefonds und Private Equity...

Die Finanzierung von Wachstumsunternehmen stellt eine besondere betriebswirtschaftliche Herausforderung dar, da großen Chancen auch höhere Risiken gegenüber stehen als bei etablierten Unternehmen. Insbesondere der Eigenkapitalfinanzierung durch Risikokapitalgeber kommt eine zentrale Bedeutung...

Durable business performance is crucially dependent on a stakeholders' strategy and accessible entrepreneurial finance available within macro-economic and regulatory environments. These reflections on issues and policies of progress are mainly concerned with enabling entrepreneurial risk-takers...

This book traces the historical rise of private equity finance in the US and UK over the last 40 years. It shows how this new industry has grown as credit markets have grown. It is clearly explained for the non-expert how financial gearing works in a leveraged buyout.

Michael Migendt explains the role of alternative investments in supporting the growth of a sustainable economy and recognizes levers that policy makers, managers and entrepreneurs could use for further accelerating green innovation through finance. He focuses on specific examples of alternative...

Alternative Investments on Contemporary Financial Market -- Hedge Funds -- Investment Strategies of Hedge Funds -- Funds of Funds -- Managed Futures Investments -- Structured Products -- Private Equity/Venture Capital Investments -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Zwar nutzten Unternehmen in den letzten Jahren verstärkt Corporate-Venture-Capital-Programme, doch blieb die wissenschaftliche Diskussion zu Zielsetzungen und stategischen Wirkungen solcher Programme bisher begrenzt. Behrend Freese geht der Frage nach, welchen strategischen Mehrwert...