The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions
By Kenneth H. Marks (Author), Larry E. Robbins (Author), Gonzalo Fernandez (Author), John P. Funkhouser (Author), D.L. Williams (Author)

Over the past two decades, access to capital for emerging growth and middle-market companies—firms with revenues ranging from zero to $500 million—has fluctuated based on broad stock market performance and the liquidity or tightness of the credit markets. Today, despite the current economic turbulence, there is arguably the greatest amount of capital ever focused on emerging growth and middle-market companies. But the hurdles to accessing this capital have never been higher.

Introduction to Private Equity
By Cyril Demaria (Author)

Introduction to Private Equity is a critical yet grounded guide to the private equity industry. Far more than just another introductory guide, the book blends academic rigour with practical experience to provide a critical perspective of the industry from a professional who has worked at many levels within the industry, including insurance, funds of funds, funds and portfolio companies.

The Private Equity Edge: How Private Equity Players and the World's Top Companies Build Value and Wealth
By Arthur Laffer (Author), William Hass (Author), IV,Shepherd G. Pryor (Author)

The world is changing and has never been more challenging to private equity players, public companies, and investors. With record market volatility and a global economic crisis, decision makers of all types can learn from successful private equity players and other top value builders. Private equity is growing at a rapid rate, with $2.7 trillion in transactions since 2001 and buyouts occurring in every type of market, including declining ones. And now, with the end of investment banks as we know them, the door is open to more opportunities than ever. In The Private Equity Edge, economics giant Arthur B. Laffer, along with value-building experts William J. Hass and Shepherd G. Pryor IV, combines the concepts of intrinsic value, macroeconomics, and incentives into a single strategy used by today’s top value builders.

Active Private Equity Real Estate Strategy
By David J. Lynn (Author)

Active Private Equity Real Estate Strategy is a collection of abridged market analyses, forecasts, and strategy papers from the ING Clarion Partners' Research & Investment Strategy (RIS) group. Divided into two comprehensive parts, this practical guide provides you with an informative overview of real estate markets, forecasts, and recent trends in part one, and presents specific active strategies in private equity real estate investing in part two.

Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations
By Harry Cendrowski (Author), James P. Martin (Author), Louis W. Petro (Author), Adam A. Wadecki (Author)

"Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations is an invaluable guide to understanding the world of private equity investing. Harry Cendrowski and his colleagues have drawn on their extensive experience and expertise to produce a book that is remarkably comprehensive and authoritative." -Robert Larson, Chairman, Lazard Real Estate Partners LLC and Larson Realty Group Managing Director, Lazard Alternative Investments

The Issuer's Guide to PIPEs: New Markets, Deal Structures, and Global Opportunities for Private Investment in Public Equity
By Steven Dresner (Author)

Private investments in public equity (PIPEs) are a growing sector of the investment world as small- to-mid cap companies increasingly seek to raise capital using alternative finance structures. The global investment community must know how to invest in foreign PIPEs as Asian and European exchanges experience burgeoning interest in private placements. At the same time, companies must consider innovative financing techniques in international markets as investors deploy capital in the global economy. In The Issuer's Guide to PIPEs, Steven Dresner and his contributors focus on the technical aspects of deal structure and law. Dresner brings together international experts in the business of PIPEs to discuss the complexities of these investment vehicles. This is the most in-depth book available on the subject and is an essential guide for issuers, investors, valuation specialists, dealmakers, investment bankers, and corporate executives.

Inside Private Equity: The Professional Investor's Handbook
By James M. Kocis (Author), James C. Bachman IV (Author), Austin M. Long III (Author), Craig J. Nickels (Author)

Private equity, the business of investing in private companies, has quickly grown from a cottage industry to a mature asset class. For those that supply the money—the endowments, foundations, pension funds, family offices, and others—learning the business of private equity can be one of its principle challenges. Inside Private Equity was written for this audience to help provide a general understanding of how to invest in, monitor, and measure the performance and risk of private equity.

PIPEs: A Guide to Private Investments in Public Equity: Revised and Updated Edition
By Steven Dresner (Editor)

PIPEs, or Private Investments in Public Equity, are attracting tremendous interest on Wall Street. In recent years, these privately negotiated transactions have become an attractive financing alternative for companies seeking capital and investors seeking high returns. In PIPE transactions, public companies issue stock and bonds directly (and often discreetly) to large institutional investors, rather than trying to raise capital in the stock and bond markets.

Private Equity as an Asset Class
By Guy Fraser-Sampson (Author)

Guy Fraser-Sampson draws upon twenty years' private equity experience to provide a practical guide to mastering the intricacies of this highly specialist asset class. Aimed equally at investors, professionals and business school students, it starts with such fundamental questions as "what is private equity?" and progresses to detailed analysis of venture and buyout returns. It also unveils a totally new concept which looks set to revolutionise thinking in the industry: Total Return investing.

The Private Equity Edge: How Private Equity Players and the World's Top Companies Build Value and Wealth
By Arthur Laffer (Author), William Hass (Author), IV,Shepherd G. Pryor (Author)

In The Private Equity Edge, economics giant Arthur B. Laffer, along with value-building experts William J. Hass and Shepherd G. Pryor IV, combines the concepts of intrinsic value, macroeconomics, and incentives into a single strategy used by today’s top value builders. You’ll learn how to create value while reducing risk by: Thoroughly exploring relevant data to quantify ranges of value and risk Anticipating reactions of those whom you seek to influence Exploring possibilities and options before making major decisions Employing incentive systems that work in both up and down markets