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...

Review of economic and business literature on private equity in Europe -- Development of a theoretical framework on private equity investment cycles -- Analysis of factors driving private equity investment activity on aggregate and industry level -- Analysis of the performance implications of...

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.

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...

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....

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...

Buyouts involve the acquisition of the total shares or a controlling stake in a company. Oliver Ahlers analyzes buyouts that involve family firms and private equity investors. The author starts with a comprehensive literature review on family firms, private equity, and buyouts. The focus of this...

Während der letzten Jahre ist die Private-Equity-Industrie, verbunden mit steigenden Fonds- und Transaktionsgrößen, rasant gewachsen. Dies stellt Fondsmanager hinsichtlich der zu erzielenden Rendite vor ganz neue Herausforderungen. Im Rahmen einer breit angelegten empirischen Untersuchung...