Mastering Private Equity

Mastering Private Equity

TRANSFORMATION VIA VENTURE CAPITAL, MINORITY INVESTMENTS & BUYOUTS

Claudia Zeisberger

Michael Prahl

Bowen White

This edition first published 2017

© 2017 Claudia Zeisberger, Michael Prahl and Bowen White

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Zeisberger, Claudia, author. | Prahl, Michael, author. | White, Bowen, author.

Title: Mastering private equity: transformation via venture capital, minority investments

& buyouts / Claudia Zeisberger, Michael Prahl, Bowen White.

Description: Hoboken: Wiley, 2017. | Includes index. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2017013988 (print) | LCCN 2017014649 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119327943 (pdf) |

ISBN 9781119327981 (epub) | ISBN 9781119327974 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119327943 (ebk) |

ISBN 9781119327981 (ebk)

Subjects: LCSH: Private equity. | Venture capital. | Capital investments. |

Consolidation and merger of corporations. | BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance.

Classification: LCC HG4751 (ebook) | LCC HG4751 .Z42 2017 (print) | DDC

658.15/224 – dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017013988

ISBN 978-1-119-32797-4 (hardback) ISBN 978-1-119-32794-3 (epdf)

ISBN 978-1-119-32798-1 (epub)

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