Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship

Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781119559665
• eBook ISBN: 9781394155903
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Project Management
• Index: Business

In the newly revised second edition of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship, a dedicated team of researchers and professionals delivers an authoritative and comprehensive account of the world of active investing. This important work demonstrates how venture capitalists and private equity investors do business and create value for entrepreneurs, shareholders, and other stakeholders.

The authors, drawing on decades of combined experience studying and participating in the private equity markets, discuss the players, dynamics, and the incentives that drive the industry. They also describe various possibilities for the future development of private equity. This latest edition is perfect for advanced undergraduate students of finance and business, as well as MBA students seeking an insightful and accessible textbook describing the private equity markets.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Brief Contents
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The Private Equity Cycle—Fundraising and Fund Choosing
• Chapter 3 Deal Sourcing and Evaluation—Not as Easy as It Looks!
• Chapter 4 Assigning Value
• Chapter 5 Deal Structuring—Private Equity Securities and Their Motivation
• Chapter 6 After the Money Arrives
• Chapter 7 Getting Liquid: Exits and Distributions
• Chapter 8 The Globalization of Venture Capital and Private Equity
• Chapter 9 Risk and Return
• Chapter 10 The Impact of Private Equity on Society—Does This Really Matter Anyway?
• Chapter 11 People, Positions, and Culture: The Management of the Private Equity Firm
• Chapter 12 Scaling and Institutionalization
• Chapter 13 Boom and Bust
• Chapter 14 Wrapping Up
• Glossary
• Index
• EULA