Private Equity as an Asset Class (The Wiley Finance Series)

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Private Equity as an Asset Class (The Wiley Finance Series)
by Guy Fraser-Sampson
from Wiley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• A Decent book - Does the job
  This book does a competent job of giving an overview of private equity sufficient for the stated purpose of helping investors understand where it might fit in a portfolio of investments. The book won't prepare you to start your own private equity fund, but it will prepare you to fend-off investment advisors that want to push an unsuitable investment into your portfolio. The writing style is a bit "British" - wordy by American usage standards - but it's their language, isn't it? That being said, the book... more info

• the Insider's Guide to Private Equity
  The author shares many lessons learnt over 20 years in the PE business.
  Would be very helpful to many, including PE investors looking to avoid investing in PE funds that will not make them money (most, unfortunately, after fees) and PE funds that make many of the mistakes the author so clearly explains.
  Ken Fagan
  traducteur private equity
  www.privateequitytrad.com
  

• Disappointing & frustrating
  First of all, I have to say that I am not a specialist of the Private Equity world, but I read regularly about the topic and I have a strategy and finance background which helps understanding these things. Reading the previous reviews of the book, I wonder if we have read the same book. I was actually excited at the prospect of reading this overview of both the PE and VC worlds in a single volume. But my expectations were diminishing as I was painfully going through the pages, and I finally stopped reading,... more info

• Usefull and well-written
  I was happy to review the author's first book on investment, having been familiar with his articles for many years, and was looking forward to this one too. I was not disappointed.
  Fraser-Sampson is one of the world's leading experts on private equity, and it shows in the sheer quality of this book, page after page. Over twenty years' personal experience are coalesced into a mix of practical hints and technical analysis. Even though it is a subject I thought I knew well, it taught me many things that... more info

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