This book on corporate finance systemically integrates firms' approach toward the market, the value fundamentals of investors, and the pricing dynamics of financial markets. The reader is first introduced to an illustration and analysis of some of the main models used in corporate finance and in...

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...