Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit aktuellen Fragestellungen rund um Investitionen in Private Equity. Der zweite Artikel beschäftigt sich mit der Auswahl der Fondsmanager und dem Ansatz, in Fonds mit der besten Performance in der Vergangenheit zu investieren. Empirische Untersuchungen zeigen...

This paper is the first systematic analysis of the impact of diversification on the performance of private equity funds. A unique data set allows the exact evaluation of diversification across the dimensions financing stages, industries, and countries. Very different levels of diversification...

Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) funding is the provision of equity capital by financial investors to non-quoted companies with high growth potential. It has a particular emphasis on entrepreneurial activities rather than on mature businesses. PE/VC investors differ on several...

Using fund-, firm- and bank-level data we investigate the investments of private equity (PE) funds in the north-western regions of Italy. Both the private equity fund managers and the PE investments are heavily concentrated in this most developed area of the country. The average size of the...