...After imposing liquidity constraints, and after correcting for non-surviving vehicles, we get a sample of 114 instruments. The risk and return characteristics of three portfolio strategies, two partially rebalanced and one fully rebalanced, are compared.

Private Equity und Hedge Fonds nach englischem und amerikanischem Modelldrängen immer mehr auf die deutschen Finanzmärkte...

In this paper we investigate the risk return relationship of Private Equity (PE) relative to Public Market Equity (PM) investments to assess the adequateness of PEs return premium. We analyze cash flows of PE projects gross of fees and any other externalities. Our analysis is based on simulated...

In this paper we show how cross-sectional correlations between Private Equity (PE) and Public Market Equity (PM) returns can be approximated, resolving the lack of time series PE data. Based on a sample comprising 2,380 realized PE projects, we observe low crosssectional correlations between PE...

Auch wenn sich die Wogen in den letzten Wochen wieder geglättet haben, klingt man-chem noch das Wort von den Heuschrecken im Ohr, mit dem der ganze Private-Equity-Geschäftsbereich von Kreditinstituten Gefahr lief, in Verruf gebracht zu werden. UnterPrivate-Equity-Geschäften versteht man alle...

Over the last few years, worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have increasedsharply both in terms of value and volume. This development has not only beendriven by corporate acquirers but also to an increasing extent by private equityinvestors. In this paper, we analyze differences in...

Since years, incentives for the management have become a standard upon acquisitions of companies byPrivate Equity Investors – so-called Buy-Outs. However, until this date there are no empirical studies availableon the arrangements of management participations and potential conflicts of...

Since the mid-1990s, major Japanese banks have sold off a significant portion of their holdings of corporate equity. Using information on the identity of Japanese firms' top 10 shareholders, this paper explores the process of banks' equity disposal. There is some evidence that, after FY2001,...

In Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew, theprotagonist tames his beloved one. Lately, Germanpolitics has presented The Taming of the Heuschrecken(grasshoppers). Heuschrecken is the politically incorrectdescription for private equity companies, so named byFranz Müntefering, the leader...

This is the first study to show evidence of liquidity risk in private equity returns.Our data contains cash flows for 4,403 liquidated investments, which are both successfuland unsuccessful, reducing sample selection bias to a minimum. We find that a onestandarddeviation positive shock in...