Venture capital and private equity : a casebook / Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Private Equity Today and Tomorrow -- 2. Tad O'Malley: December 2004 -- 3. Yale University Investments office: August 2006 -- 4. Pawson Foundation: August 2005 -- 5. Note on Private Equity Partnership Agreements -- 6. Grove Street Advisors -- 7. A Note on Private Equity Fund-Raising -- 8. Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II -- 9. Adams Capital Management: Fund IV -- 10. Tad O'Malley: June 2005 -- 11. Portfolio and Partnership -- 12. Metapath Software: September 1997 -- 13. A Note on Private Equity Securities -- 14. Brazos Partners and Cheddar's Incorporated -- 15. A Note on Valuation in Private Equity Settiugs -- 16. Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal -- 17. A Note on European Private Equity -- 18. SAIF: May 2004 -- 19. A Note on Private Equity in Developing Countries -- 20. Warburg Pincus and emgs: The IPO Decision (A) -- 21. Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited: An IPO in India -- 22. A Note on the Initial Public Offering Process -- 23. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Valuation and Distribution in Private Equity -- 24. Village Ventures -- 25. 3i Group pIc: May 2006 -- 26. Actis and CDC: A New Partnership -- 27. Best Practices: Decision Making Among Venture Capital Firms.

The private equity and venture capital industry has become a leading pillar of modern investment, growing from $5 billion in 1980 to more than $530 billion in 2006. Yet many of its features remain puzzling even to advanced business students. Whether you are an MBA student, a private equity investor grappling with the industry{u2032}s changes, or an investor interested in private equity as a potential investment, Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Casebook, Fourth Edition will shed light on the history and workings of this complex area and prepare you for a career in the prestigious and profitable world of venture capital and private equity.