PRIVATE EQUITY: A CASEBOOK

39Private Equity39 is an advanced applied corporate finance book with a mixture of chapters devoted to exploring a range of topics from a private equity investor39s perspective The goal is to understand why and which practices are likely to deliver sustained profitability in the future The book is a collection of cases based on actual investment decisions at different stages for process tackled by experienced industry professionals The majority of the chapters deal with growth equity and buyout investments However a range of size targets and investments in different geographical markets are covered as well These markets include several developed economies and emerging markets like China Russia Turkey Egypt and Argentina This compilation of cases is rich in institutional details information about different markets and segments of the industry as well as different players and their investment practices it is a unique insight into the key alternative asset class