The definitive guide to private equity for investors and finance professionals.

Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts was written with a professional audience in mind and provides a valuable and unique reference for investors, finance professionals, students, and business owners looking to engage with private equity firms or invest in private equity funds. From deal sourcing to exit, LBOs to responsible investing, operational value creation to risk management, the book systematically distils the essence of private equity into core concepts and explains in detail the dynamics of venture capital, growth equity and buyout transactions. With a foreword by Henry Kravis, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of KKR, and special guest comments by senior PE professionals, this book combines insights from leading academics and practitioners and was carefully structured to offer:

A clear and concise reference for the industry expert A step-by-step guide for students and casual observers of the industry A theoretical companion to the INSEAD case book Private Equity in Action: Case Studies from Developed and Emerging Markets

Guest Commentary by senior PE professionals from firms including Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Coller Capital, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Foundry Group, General Atlantic, Oaktree Capital, Partners Group, and many more!

This audiobook is skillfully narrated by Nick Gallagher. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. ©2017 Claudia Zeisberger, Michael Prahl, and Bowen White (P)2023 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC