Mastering Private Equity Set

This set combines the definitive guide to private equity with its case book companion, providing readers with both the tools used by industry professionals and the means to apply them to real-life investment scenarios.


1) Mastering Private Equity was written with a professional audience in mind and provides a valuable and unique reference for investors, finance professionals, students and business owners looking to engage with private equity firms or invest in private equity funds. From deal sourcing to exit, LBOs to responsible investing, operational value creation to risk management, the book systematically distils the essence of private equity into core concepts and explains in detail the dynamics of venture capital, growth equity and buyout transactions.


With a foreword by Henry Kravis, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of KKR, and special guest comments by senior PE professionals.


2) Private Equity in Action takes you on a tour of the private equity investment world through a series of case studies written by INSEAD faculty and taught at the world's leading business schools. The book is an ideal complement to Mastering Private Equity and allows readersto apply core concepts to investment targets and portfolio companies in real-life settings. The 19 cases illustrate the managerial challenges and risk-reward dynamics common to private equity investment.


Written with leading private equity firms and their advisors and rigorously tested in INSEAD's MBA, EMBA and executive education programmes, each case makes for a compelling read.

List of Contributors vii
Foreword by Henry R. Kravis, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of KKR ix
Preface xiii
How to Use This Book xvii
Section I Private Equity Overview 1
Chapter 1 Private Equity Essentials 5
Chapter 2 Venture Capital 19
Chapter 3 Growth Equity 33
Chapter 4 Buyouts 43
Chapter 5 Alternative Strategies 57
Section II Doing Deals in PE 69
Chapter 6 Deal Sourcing & Due Diligence 73
Chapter 7 Target Valuation 87
Chapter 8 Deal Pricing Dynamics 97
Chapter 9 Deal Structuring 109
Chapter 10 Transaction Documentation 121
Section III Managing PE Investments 133
Chapter 11 Corporate Governance 137
Chapter 12 Securing Management Teams 149
Chapter 13 Operational Value Creation 161
Chapter 14 Responsible Investment 173
Chapter 15 Exit 185
Section IV Fund Management and the GP-LP Relationship 197
Chapter 16 Fund Formation 201
Chapter 17 Fundraising 215
Chapter 18 LP Portfolio Management 227
Chapter 19 Performance Reporting 241
Chapter 20 Winding Down a Fund 253
Section V The Evolution of PE 263
Chapter 21 LP Direct Investment 267
Chapter 22 Listed Private Equity 279
Chapter 23 Risk Management 289
Chapter 24 Private Equity Secondaries 301
Chapter 25 Evolution of Private Equity 313
Acknowledgments 325
About the Authors 327
Glossary 329
Index 341