Research and Markets: Private Equity: Fund Types, Risks and Returns, and Regulation

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7954aa/private_equity_fu) has
announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Private Equity:
Fund Types, Risks and Returns, and Regulation" to their offering.

A comprehensive look at the private equity arena

With private equity differing from other asset classes, it requires a whole new
approach for those trained in more traditional investments such as stocks and
bonds. But with the right guidance, you can gain a firm understanding of
everything private equity has to offer.

This reliable resource provides a comprehensive view of private equity by
describing the current state of research and best practices in this arena.
Issues addressed include the structure of private equity funds and fundraising,
the financial and real returns of private equity, and the structure of private
equity investments with investees, to name a few.

* Discusses the role of private equity in today's financial environment
* Provides international perspectives on private equity
* Details the regulation of private equity markets

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book will provide you with
a better understanding of private equity structures and put you in a better
position to measure and analyze their performance.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction to Private Equity.

2 Institutional Investment in Private Equity: Motivations, Strategies, and
Performance.

3 IPOs and Other Nontraditional Fund-Raising Methods of Private Equity Firms.

4 Listed Private Equity.

5 The Syndication of Private Equity.

6 The Structure of Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Portfolios.

7 The Rise of the PIPEMarket.

8 Private Placements by Small Public Entities: Canadian Experience.

9 Hedge Funds' Activism: A New Trend of Convergence toward Private Equity in
Public Firms?

10 Projection of Private Equity Fund Performance: A Simulation Approach.

11 Value Creation in Middle-Market Buyouts: A Transaction-Level Analysis.

12 Risk and Return of Private Equity: An Overview of Data, Methods, and Results.

13 Private Equity Fund Selection: How to Find True Top-Quartile Performers.

14 Real Effects of Private Equity: Empirical Evidence and a Research Agenda.

15 Employment,Wage, and Productivity Effects of Private Equity Transactions.

16 Valuation and (Financial) Disclosure in the Private Equity Industry:
Institutional Set-Up, Incentives, and Empirical Analysis.

17 Private Equity Regulation: A Comparative Analysis.

18 International Private Equity Flows.

19 Private Equity in Emerging Markets.

20 Private Equity in Europe.

21 Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts in Italy: To Prohibit or Not to
Prohibit, That Is the Question.

22 Venture Capital and Private Equity in Germany.

23 Private Equity in Denmark: Capital Structure and Taxes.

24 Venture Capital and Private Equity in Canada: Phasing Out an Inefficient Tax
Credit.

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