Introduction to Private Equity (The Wiley Finance Series) - Hardcover

Demaria, Cyril

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470745967 ISBN 13: 9780470745960

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Synopsis

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 book looks at private equity from the point of view of the individual or the business. How is a private business valued? How is the acquisition transaction processed? What are the due diligence issues that should be considered before moving ahead? A valuable insight to a rather opaque market. Introduction to Private Equity covers the private equity industry as a whole, highlighting its historical development in order to put its recent development into perspective. The book covers its organization, governance and function, then details the various segments within the industry, including LBO, Venture Capital, Mezzanine Financing, Growth Capital and beyond. Finally, it offers a framework to anticipate and understand its future developments. It provides a balanced perspective on the current corporate governance challenges which are affecting the industry and draws perspective to understand the evolution of the sector, following one of its major crises.

About this title

About the Author

CYRIL DEMARIA is a Partner at Tiare Investment Management AG, Zurich and Manager of Pilot Fish, a small business angels fund. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at Maaf Gestion, where he managed private equity assets in excess of $60 million, and Head of Corporate Development at Externall in Paris. Cyril began his career at Pyramid Technology Ventures, a hybrid venture capital and fund of funds firm dedicated to IT and software investments. He is also Associate Professor of Finance at ESSCA, where he lectures on private equity, LBO, money and finance and international finance, and Lecturer at EADA and ZHAW. He regularly consults as an expert for the Swiss, European and French private equity and venture capital associations and provides training in private equity topics to the Association Francaise des Investisseurs en Capital (AFIC) and the Institut d'Analyse Financiere. Cyril holds a BA in Political Sciences, a Masters in Geopolitics applied to Money and Finance, a Masters in European Business Law, and a Diploma from HEC. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University Sankt-Gallen.

From the Inside Flap

"While the landscape for private equity is being redrawn, an original roadmap is offered in this new book by Cyril Demaria. Combining academic grounding with practitioner relevance, it comprehensively reviews the asset class as a shifting ecosystem. An original review of an ever-original industry about to reinvent itself."
—Dr Benoit Leleux, Stephan Schmidheiny Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance, IMD, Switzerland

"Private equity is an important investment category for long-term investors. As such, all efforts to clarify the concepts, techniques and issues associated with these investments should be saluted. Cyril Demaria’s publication is particularly welcome from that point of view. The quality of the thinking and the clarity of expression make it a work of reference on the subject."
—Professor Noël Amenc, Director of the EDHEC-Risk Institute

"As an investor and practitioner of the private equity asset class the first thing one realizes is that this book is clearly written by a practitioner who knows the industry inside-out. It is well structured and addresses a number of misconceptions afflicting the private equity industry. It offers very valuable insights to both novices and intermediate-level industry participants. One of the best books I have read on the subject."
—Markus Benzler, Director, UBS Global Asset Management

"The author provides a thoroughly researched introduction to the different aspects and key dimensions of the private equity industry. The historical perspective adds a refreshing element of life in the matter. The volume keeps abreast of recent developments and offers a realistic assessment of the current trends affecting the industry. It should find its place on the bookshelf of practitioners and academics as a valuable reference work."
—Cédric Spahr, Head of Alternative Investment Research, Credit Suisse AG

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470745967
• ISBN 13: 9780470745960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 248