This chapter examines private equity's unique contracting arrangements for the acquisition of public targets. The shifting terms and structure of the private equity contract are explored, including revisions made in light of the exogenous shock of the financial crisis. Private equity's standard...

Gods at War is about the factors that drive and sustain deal-making, particularly mergers and acquisitions. Gods at War examines these issues through a history of deal-making in the sixth takeover wave and thereafter in the financial crisis. It is about the private equity boom and its implosion,...

Intermediation in private equity involves illiquid investments, professional investors, and high information asymmetry. We use this unique setting to empirically evaluate theoretical predictions regarding intermediation. Placement agent usage has become nearly ubiquitous, but agents are...