内容简介
PrivateEquityasanAssetClass,SecondEditiondrawsupontheauthors20+yearsinprivateequity,providinganuptodate,practicalguidemasteringtheintricaciesofthishighlyspecialistassetclass.Aimedequallyatinvestors,professionalsandbusinessschoolstudents,itstartswithsuchfundamentalquestionsaswhatisprivateequityandprogressestodetailedanalysisofventureandbuyoutreturns.Ithasbeenfullyrevisedandupdatedtoreflectthemanychangestheindustryhasseensincethefirsteditionpublished.Thefinancialcrisishasseenatransformationofthebuyoutindustryandrenderedoldervolumesobsolete.Thisnewbook,whichwillbecompletelyrevisedandincludeover30%newmaterialprovidesafullyuptodatereferencefortheprivateequityinvestor.Aswellascomprehensivecoverageoftheburgeoning'secondaries'market,itwillcoverindetailgrowthcapitalanddevelopmentcapital,bothofwhicharecentraltotheexplosionofdealstakingplaceinemergingmarkets.Thebookwillalsotakereadersthoughtheentirefundraisingprocessandalookathowthefinancialcrisishasaffectedtheindustry,andwhereitislikelytogofromhere.
作者简介
GUYFRASER-SAMPSONisoneoftheveryfewpeopleintheworldtohaveexpertiserightacrossthewholerangeofso-calledalternativeassets,includinginparticularissuesofanalysis,accessandimplementation.Hehastwenty-fiveyears'practicalexperienceofdifferentaspectsofthesubject,includingfundstructuring,investmentmanagementandreturnsanalysis.Heisalsounusualinthattohismanyyearsofpracticalexperiencehavebeenaddedthelastfewyearsinanacademicsetting,enablinghimtogainawholenewdimensiononinvestmentmattersgenerally,notjustthroughteachingandlecturingbutalsobysupervisingvariousresearchprojects.Guy'sworkexperiencehasincludedaperiodasInvestmentControllerwiththeAbuDhabiInvestmentAuthority,andsettingupandrunningforseveralyearsthenon-USactivitiesofaleadingfundoffundsmanager.Inadditiontohisworkwithfunds,hehasalsoconducteddirect,secondaryandmezzaninetransactionsaroundtheworld.Heiscurrentlyattheforefrontofworkonidentifyingsourcesofbetareturnacrossdifferentassettypes,anddiscussingmethodsofaccessingthese.Guyteachespost-graduatemodulesonprivateequityandinvestmentstrategyatCassBusinessSchoolintheCityofLondon,andisalsorecogniZedasanauthorityonalltypesofalternativeassets.Heperformsconsultancyandhighlevelexecutivetrainingassignmentsforclientsaroundtheworld,andisalsoindemandasaproviderofkeynoteaddressesatinvestmentconferences.Inadditiontovariousprofessionalqualifications,heholdsanLLBwithhonoursfromKing'sCollegeLondon,andanMBAmajoringinfinancefromWarwickBusinessSchool.Guywritesforanumberoffinanceandinvestmentpublications,includinghisinfluentialmonthlycolumninRealDeals.HeistheauthorofMulti-AssetClassInvestmentStrategy,alsopublishedaspartoftheWileyFinanceseries,whichquestionsacceptedviewsofriskandreturn,andsetsoutwaysinwhichinvestorscouldandshouldincorporateawiderangeofso-calledalternativeassetsintotheirplannedportfolios.Heconductsregularinvestorworkshopsaroundtheworldbaseduponhisbooks.Hehaswonpraiseforhisno-nonsensewritingstyle,whichaimstode-mystifyfinanceandmakeitaccessibletothegeneralreaderbymeansofexplainingtheconceptswhichliebehindit,andtheuseofpracticaleverydayexamples.