Private Equity: A Casebook

Description

Private Equity is an advanced corporate finance book that integrates a range of topics from a private equity investor's perspective. The book presents a set of cases used in the Private Equity Finance class, an advanced elective course offered in the Harvard Business School MBA elective curriculum. The structure of the book follows the timeline of a typical investment, starting with deal sourcing, due diligence, and valuation, followed by execution of the transaction, including issues related to capital structure and governance. Private Equity'then transitions to examining operational changes and management of the capital structure, closing with a set of cases related to exit. Intended for readers interested in working for private equity firms, investing in private equity as limited partners, or providing investment banking or consulting services to private equity firms, Private Equity is also appropriate for readers who are interested in a more detailed exploration of corporate finance.

Paul A. Gompers is the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, USA. His research focuses on venture capital and private equity. Victoria Ivashina is the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, USA. Her research is in the area of applied corporate finance with a primary focus on credit markets and private equity. Richard S. Ruback is the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, USA. His research focuses on applied corporate fi nance, especially corporatecontrol transactions and valuation.