Progress-Driven Entrepreneurs, Private Equity Finance and Regulatory Issues

BENOIT LELEUX is Stephen Schmidheiny Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at IMD, Switzerland, where he was previously Director of the MBA Program and Director of Research and Development. He specialises in venture financing and management, combining expertise in entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity and growth management.SAMUEL L. HAYES holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School, USA. Professor Hayes has consulted for a number of corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies, including the Justice Department, the Treasury Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He currently serves on the boards of Telect, Inc., and Yakama, Inc. and is on the investment advisory boards of Edward Jones and Arcapita, Inc.

• List of Exhibits& Boxes About The Author Acknowledgements Foreword; S.Hayes Preface PART I: ENTREPRENEURS OVERCOMING SOCIETAL CHANGES Case Studies PART II: FINANCIERS AS BUSINESS DEVELOPERS Diversity of Entrepreneurial Financiers Strategies for Investee Companies Transaction Approaches for Business Deals Vying for Gain PART III: INVESTMENT DYNAMICS Private Equity as Wealth Recycler; B.Leleux A Concluding Reflection Index

'Professor Mikdashi's new book on entrepreneurship via the private equity route is propitiously timed This book is rich in insights' - Samuel L. Hayes, Harvard Business School, USA