Since private equity investments are not publicly traded, a key issue in measuring investment risks of institutional private equity investors arises from a careful measurement of investment returns in the first place. Prices of private equity investments are typically observed at low frequency...

This dissertation examines the investment risk profile and the inflation hedging characteristics of infrastructure investments using a global sample of listed infrastructure firms. The results challenge the conventional investor wisdom that infrastructure is generally low risk and a good...

Secondary Buyouts, bei denen sowohl auf Verkäufer- als auch Käuferseite ein Private Equity-Unternehmen steht, haben wichtige Implikationen für beide Seiten zur Folge. Zuerst werden Renditepotenzial und Wertsteigerungsprofil von Secondary Buyouts aus der Perspektive des Käufers analysiert. In...

In January 2010 the Deutsche Börse Group introduced two family firm stock indices. Both indices are calculated as price and performance indices and extend the number of investment strategy indices of Deutsche Börse Group. The DAXplus Family is an all-share index whereas the DAXplus Family 30...