Private Equity as an Asset Class (The Wiley Finance Series)
by Guy Fraser-Sampson
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Author: Guy Fraser-SampsonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-16
ISBN: 0470066458
Number of pages: 284
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: Brilliantly written ! Makes very easy reading out of what are very complex issues.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had the advantage of reading the manuscript of this book in advance, and one of the comments on the cover is my own.
Unlike other books on the subject, this one does not dive straight off into complicated areas such as return analysis, nor does it deal with such nebulous matters as the GP/LP relationship (indeed, the writer states that he considers this last topic to be something of a red herring). Instead, the book sets out to be a comprehensive account of private equity from first principles onwards, and will guide you steadily through the intricacies of the asset class until you find yourself quite happily using very complex analysis models to look at buyout and venture returns. More importantly, it focuses on explaining the principles which underlie all of this, so you will actually understand what you are doing, and why. As the writer says repeatedly "don't just look at the figures - try to think what lies behind them."
Fraser-Sampson has twenty years experience of the private equity industry, and the depth and range of his knowledge shines through every page. I was a great fan (and a reviewer) of his first book "Multi Asset Class Investment Strategy", and ideally they should be read together. The first explains why you should be allocating 25% of your portfolio to private equity, and this one explains how you should actually go about it. Just as the first one came up with a whole new way of looking at investment in general, so this one makes some very innovative points, not all of which will make happy reading in some quarters. For example, he believes that private equity performance should be judged across an investor's whole allocation (what he calls Total Return investing) rather than, as presently, on just that small part of it which may be invested at any one time.
Both books are brilliantly written and make very easy reading out of what are very complex issues.
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