The Oxford Handbook of Private Equity

Douglas Cumming is Professor and Ontario Research Chair at the Schulich School of Business, York University.

• Contents ; Part I. Introduction ; Chapter 1 ; <"Introduction to the Oxford University Press Handbook of Private Equity>" ; Douglas Cumming, York University Schulich School of Business ; Part II. The Structure of Private Equity Funds ; Chapter 2 ; <"The Private Equity Contract>" ; Steven Davidoff, University of Connecticut School of Law ; Chapter 3 ; <"Direct Investments in Private Firms by Institutional Investors: Issues and Evidence>" ; Kasper Meisner Nielsen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ; Chapter 4 ; <"The Size and Internal Structure of Private Equity>" ; Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufsess, Technischen Universitat Berlin, Marc Koehnemann, Siegwerk Druckfarben AG, and Florian Willert, Technischen Universitat Berlin ; Part III. Leveraged Buyouts: Structure, Governance and Performance ; Chapter 5 ; <"Leveraged Buyouts and Public-to-Private Transactions>" ; Luc Renneboog, Tilburg University ; Chapter 6 ; <"Private Equity and Public Corporations>" ; Jerry Cao, Singapore Management University ; Chapter 7 ; <"Private Equity Governance and Financing Decisions>" ; Simona Zambelli, University of Bologna ; Part IV. Private Equity Syndication ; Chapter 8 ; <"Syndicate Partner Selection: Who Syndicates with Whom?>" ; Peter Roosenboom, Erasmus University Rotterdam School of Management, and Bram van den Bosch, Erasmus University Rotterdam School of Management ; Chapter 9 ; <"Industry Concentration, Syndication Networks and Competition in the UK Private Equity Market for Management Buyouts>" ; Miguel Meuleman, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Mike Wright, Nottingham Business School ; Chapter 10 ; <"A Competition Law Analysis of Private Equity 'Club Deals'>" ; Faysal Barrachdi, Houthoff Buruma N.V., Amsterdam ; Part V. Real Effects of Private Equity ; Chapter 11 ; <"The Real Effects of Private Equity Buyouts>" ; Joacim Tag, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm ; Chapter 12 ; <"Buyouts in Western European Countries: The Impact on Company Growth and Innovation>" ; Elisa Ughetto, Politechnico de Torino ; Chapter 13 ; <"The Limits of Private Equity: Evidence from Denmark>" ; Thomas Poulsen, Copenhagen Business School, and Steen Thomsen, Copenhagen Business School ; Part VI. Financial Effects of Private Equity ; Chapter 14 ; <"Private Equity: Value Creation and Performance>" ; Christian Graf, Technische Universitat Munchen, Christoph Kaserer, Technische Universitat Munchen, and Daniel Schmidt, Center of Private Equity Research (CEPRES) Munich ; Chapter 15 ; <"Do Private Equity Fund-of-Fund Managers Provide Value?>" ; April Knill, Florida State University ; Chapter 16 ; <"Fund Size, Limited Attention, and Valuation of Venture Capital and Private Equity Backed Firms>" ; Douglas Cumming, Schulich School of Business, York University, and Na Dai, SUNY Albany ; Chapter 17 ; <"Private Equity Investors, Corporate Governance and Performance of IPO Firms>" ; Igor Filatotchev, Cass Business School, City University London ; Chapter 18 ; <"The Role of Private Equity in Private Acquisitions>" ; Halit Gonenc, University of Groningen, and Koos Leisink, ABN AMRO Corporate Finance & Capital, Amsterdam ; Chapter 19 ; <"Private Equity Activism and the Consequences for Targets and Rivals in Germany>" ; Mark Mietzner, Darmstadt University of Technology, and Zeppelin University, and Denis Schweizer, WHU - Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management ; Chapter 20 ; <"The Costs of Issuing Private versus Public Equity for Entrepreneurial Ventures>" ; Cecile Carpentier, Laval University, Jean-Francois L'Her, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, and Jean-Marc Suret, Laval University ; Part VII. Listed Private Equity ; Chapter 21 ; <"Risk and Return Characteristics of Listed Private Equity>" ; Christopher Brown, J.P. Morgan Cazenove, and Roman Kraeussl, VU University Amsterdam ; Chapter 22 ; <"Listed Private Equity: A Genuine Alternative for an Alternative Asset Class>" ; Matthias Huss, LPX GmbH, and Heinz Zimmermann, University of Basel - Center for Economic Science ; Chapter 23 ; <"Listed Private Equity and the Case of Exits>" ; Gotz Muller, University of Witten/Herdecke, and Manuel Vasconcelos, Erasmus University Rotterdam ; Part VIII. International Perspectives on Private Equity ; Chapter 24 ; <"Buyouts around the World>" ; Christian Andres, Universitat Mannheim, Andre Betzer, University of Wuppertal, and Jasmin Gider, University of Bonn ; Chapter 25 ; <"Leveraged Buyouts and Control Oriented Investments in Asia>" ; Grant Fleming, Continuity Capital Partners and Australian National University, and Mai Takeuchi, Wilshire Associates ; Chapter 26 ; <"Private Equity in China>" ; Takeshi Jingu, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

Douglas Cumming, an international authority in the areas of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, has successfully put together a collection of authoritative articles on private equity that help the reader to gain a deeper understanding about the structure, governance and performance of private equity. This very important handbook is a must read for students, researchers, and practitioners in the field of private equity.