Publisher's Synopsis
Why have private equity funds experienced such tremendous cycles of boom and bust?
How have these funds created so much value?
Can we expect this kind of growth in other countries and other types of investments?
These are just a few of the exciting and important questions you ll explore in this new and updated collection of real–world venture capital and private equity cases.
Now thoroughly revised to reflect the new realities in today s venture capital and private equity markets, Lerner, Hardymon, and Leamon s Third Edition addresses such timely issues as troubled portfolio companies, markedly smaller funds, and ongoing attempts to address the problematic practices of the late 1990s.
The cases take you through each step in the venture capital/private equity process, including:
- Raising and structuring private equity funds
- Investing in, monitoring of, and adding value to companies
- Exiting investments and returning capital to the private equity group s investors
- Adapting the private equity model in other settings, such as corporate and community development venture funds
About the Authors:
Josh Lerner , the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at the Harvard Business School, is one of the best–known authorities on venture capital. Both his academic and practical activities focus on the structure and workings of these funds. His mix of practical and academic perspectives is at the heart of this book.
Felda Hardymon is a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and a partner since 1981 at Bessemer Venture Partners, a leading venture capital firm.
Ann Leamon, after co–founding the Center for Case Development at Harvard Business School, now serves as Senior Research Associate dedicated to the Venture Capital & Private Equity class. She came to Harvard after a decade of senior analytical positions in operating companies.
