02340cam a2200313 a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021010001700062016001800079020002900097020002600126035002400152040002600176042000800202050002300210082001700233084002300250100002100273245009200294250001200386260003600398300003400434490002500468504005100493520135500544650002001899700002301919856008401942OSt20210922151110.0120103s2012    njua     b    001 0 eng    a  20110528207 a0160264192Uk  a9781118138502 (hardback)  a1118138503 (hardback)  a(OCoLC)ocn770694322  aCUCKbengcCUCKdCUCK  apcc00aHG4751b.P744 201200a332/.041223  aBUS0010402bisacsh  aHarry Cendrowski00aPrivate Equity :bHistory, Governance, and Operations /cHarry Cendrowski ... [et al.].  a2nd ed.  aHoboken, N.J. :bWiley,cc2012.  axix, 357 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.0 aWiley finance series  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"An authoritative guide to understanding the world of private equity (PE) investing, governance structures, and operational assessments of PE portfolio companiesAn essential text for any business/finance professional's library, Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations, Second Edition begins by presenting historical information regarding the asset class. This information includes historical fundraising and investment levels, returns, correlation of returns to public market indices, and harvest trends. The text subsequently analyzes PE fund and portfolio company governance structures. It also presents ways to improve existing governance structures of these entities. A specific focus on portfolio company operations, including due diligence assessments, concludes the text. Seamlessly blends historical information with practical guidance based on risk management and fundamental accounting techniques Assists the book's professional audience in maximizing returns of their PE investments Highly conducive to advanced, graduate-level classroom use Purchase of the text includes access to a website of teaching materials for instructional use Learn more about PE history, governance, and operations with the authoritative guidance found in Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations, Second Edition"--cProvided by publisher. 0aPrivate equity.1 aCendrowski, Harry.423Cover imageuhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118138502.jpg