Behind The Deal: The Beginners Guide to Private Equity - Softcover

Phillips, Jacob

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798335539227

Verlag: Independently published, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Behind the Deal: Your Passport to Private Equity Profits

You’ve dipped your toe into the world of private equity. You’ve seen the eye-watering valuations, headline exits, and polished deal announcements. But behind every successful transaction lies a far more complex reality.

Behind the Deal is a clear, practical guide to how private equity really works — stripped of jargon, hype, and glossy myths. This book takes you inside the full investment lifecycle, from deal sourcing and due diligence through to value creation, exits, and fund returns.

Rather than academic theory or surface-level commentary, you’ll gain a grounded understanding of what actually drives outcomes in private equity. Learn how deals are evaluated, how valuations are built (and where they often go wrong), and why due diligence is the single most critical determinant of success. Understand the roles of limited partners, general partners, and management teams, and how incentives shape behaviour at every stage of a fund’s life.

The book walks through portfolio management in detail — how private equity firms attempt to improve operations, grow revenues, manage risk, and ultimately realise value. It also demystifies exit strategies, from IPOs and trade sales to secondary buyouts and recapitalisations, explaining when each works and why.

Finally, Behind the Deal looks forward. From ESG and impact investing to technology, mega-funds, and changing LP expectations, you’ll gain a clear view of how the private equity landscape is evolving — and what that means for investors, professionals, and founders alike.

Whether you’re a student, analyst, investor, or simply curious about how private equity operates behind closed doors, this book provides a structured, honest, and accessible framework for understanding one of the most influential forces in modern finance.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798335539227
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 122
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