Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments & Buyouts
Second Edition
By Claudia Zeisberger, Bowen White, and Michael Prahl
Due to be published 19th June 2025 by Wiley
Hardcover and e-book, priced £64.95/ US$82.95
ISBN: 9781394310470
Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments & Buyouts is the definitive guide to private equity for investors, finance professionals, students and business owners looking to engage with private equity firms or invest in private equity funds.
Originally published in 2017, this Second Edition has been fully updated to reflect the current state of the industry, the latest market data and the innovations reshaping the private capital industry. Written with a professional audience in mind, it is a valuable and unique reference for investors, finance professionals, students and business owners looking to engage with PE firms or to invest in PE funds.
From deal sourcing to exit, leveraged buyouts to responsible investing, operational value creation to risk management, the book systematically distils the essence of private equity into core concepts and explains in detail the dynamics of venture capital, growth equity and buyout transactions.
Containing a foreword by Henry Kravis and George Roberts - Co-Founders and Co-Executive Chairmen of KKR - along with special guest comments by senior PE professionals from a wide range of firms, and insights from leading academics, this new edition of Mastering Private Equity continues to offer a clear and concise reference for the industry expert and a step-by-step guide for students and casual observers of the industry, providing a deep dive into private markets and the trends driving the industry's sustained growth, including:
- The rise of Private Debt, accelerated by a high-interest-rate environment
- The Democratization of Private Capital, connecting high-net-worth individuals to the asset class, and
- The expansion of the Secondaries Market, unlocking liquidity for investors
