Introduction to Private Equity, Debt and Real Assets, 3rd Ed – From Venture Capital to LBO, Sr to Distressed Debt, Immaterial to Fixed Assets

Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the private equity sector

Building on and refining the content of previous editions, Introduction to Private Equity, Debt and Real Assets, Third Edition adopts the same logical, systematic, factual and long-term perspective on private markets (private equity, private debt and private real assets) combining academic rigour with extensive practical experience.

The content has been fully revised to reflect developments and innovations in private markets, exploring new strategies, changes in structuring and the drive of new regulations. New sections have been added, covering fund raising and fund analysis, portfolio construction and risk measurement, as well as liquidity and start-up analysis. In addition, private debt and private real assets are given greater focus, with two new chapters analysing the current state of these evolving sectors.

- Reflects the dramatic changes that have affected the private market industry, which is evolving rapidly, internationalizing and maturing fast

- Provides a clear, synthetic and critical perspective of the industry from a professional who has worked at many levels within the industry

- Approaches the private markets sector top-down, to provide a sense of its evolution and how the current situation has been built

- Details the interrelations between investors, funds, fund managers and entrepreneurs

This book provides a balanced perspective on the corporate governance challenges affecting the industry and draws perspectives on the evolution of the sector.