Czasonis, Megan; Kinlaw, William; Kritzman, Mark; … - 2020 - This version: February 11, 2020
observed volatility of private equity returns is unrealistically low because the recorded returns of private equity are based … the observed volatility. As an alternative to observed volatility some investors have argued that private equity … volatility should be estimated as leveraged public equity volatility, because private equity companies are more highly levered …