Inside Private Equity: The Professional Investor's Handbook

Contents:

Part One: Setting the Foundation
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2: Private Equity Perspectives
Chapter 3: Managing the Investment Process
Chapter 4: Capturing a Portfolio
Chapter 5: Tracking Portfolio Holdings

Part Two: Measurements and Comparisons
Chapter 6: Standard Measures
Chapter 7: The IRR
Chapter 8: Universe Comparisons
Chapter 9: Flawed Research Methodologies
Chapter 10: Visualizing Private Equity Performance
Chapter 11: The IRR and the Public Markets

Part Three: Topics on Risk
Chapter 12: Performance Attribution
Chapter 13: The Concentration of Wealth
Chapter 14: The Diversification of Portfolios
Chapter 15: Cash Management Models

Part Four: Conclusions
Chapter 16: The private equity professional
Chapter 1: Summary

Appendix A: Proposed Venture Capital Portfolio Valuation Guidelines
Appendix B: On-Site GP Audit Program Guide
Appendix C: Qualitative Due Diligence: Structured Interview
Appendix D: Qualitative Due Diligence: Structured Reference Calls
Appendix E: Request for Information (RFI)
Appendix F: Advanced Topics: Duration of Performance
Appendix G: Advanced Topics: Correlation and Opportunity Costs
Appendix H: Patent Summaries