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Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Casebook

3.78 (90ratings)

Author:Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon

Published:October 15th 2004 by Wiley (first published August 27th 1999)

Book genres

Finance, Business, Economics, Management

Topics

Venture Capital, Private Equity, M&A Cases, Investing in Startups


Over the past twenty years, the private equity industry has undergone tremendous growth and sweeping changes. With the growth of private equity investing, it is imperative that financial professionals fully understand this complex subject. The cases and notes in this updated edition are designed to provide you with a better understanding of the history of the private equity industry`s development and the workings of the industry today. Divided into four modules, the first examines how private equity funds are raised and structured; the second considers the interactions between private equity investors and the entrepreneurs that they finance; the third discusses the process through which private equity investors exit their investments; and the last considers the future of the private equity industry.