The Private Equity Edge: How Private Equity Players and the World's Top Companies Build Value and Wealth by Laffer, Arthur; Hass, William; Pryor, Shepherd;

Rövid leírás:

How to think and invest like a top value builder?from the legendary Arthur Laffer

?Political, financial, and business leaders can get a quick course on economics

and business, combined with a different and enlightening perspective on how

the world works. Read this book, and enjoy while learning.?


?George P. Schultz, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase,

International Advisory Council; CEO and Director, Bechtel (ret.);

former Secretary of the Treasury, State, and Labor;

and former Dean, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

?A comprehensive understanding of macroeconomics is

key to creating value and wealth. This book gives you a terrific

framework to learn from the best.?


?Robert Rowland, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager,

Lazard Asset Management

?Top private equity players dig deep to build value in good times and bad.

Read this book to learn how it?s done!?


?James B. Shein, Clinical Professor of Management & Strategy,

Kellogg School of Management

?A great, realistic insiders? perspective on the drivers for successful

private equity investing (and management).?


?John H. Myers, CEO, GE Asset Management (ret.)

?Art Laffer is one of our finest economic thinkers and

this book is a must-read for understanding how successful

private equity players build economic value.?


?Gerry Parsky, Chairman of Aurora Capital Group

Hosszú leírás:

The world is changing and has neverbeen more challenging to private equityplayers, public companies, and investors. Withrecord market volatility and a global economiccrisis, decision makers of all types canlearn from successful private equity playersand other top value builders.

Private equity is growing at a rapid rate, with $2.7 trillion intransactions since 2001 and buyouts occurringin every type of market, including decliningones. And now, with the end of investmentbanks as we know them, the door is open tomore opportunities than ever.

In The Private Equity Edge, economics giantArthur B. Laffer, along with value-buildingexperts William J. Hass and Shepherd G.Pryor IV, combines the concepts of intrinsicvalue, macroeconomics, and incentives intoa single strategy used by today?s top valuebuilders. You?ll learn how to create valuewhile reducing risk by:

• Thoroughly exploring relevant datato quantify ranges of value and risk
• Anticipating reactions of thosewhom you seek to influence
• Exploring possibilities and optionsbefore making major decisions
• Employing incentive systems that workin both up and down markets

Examples of major private equity playersat Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle, Cerberus, andMadison Dearborne Partners illustrate whatto do and what to avoid in specific situations.

Decision makers seeking to take full advantageof the new, interconnected world ofbusiness and economics will learn how tomake the best decision the first time around,quickly and with conviction?the key toseizing the private equity edge.

The world is changing and has neverbeen more challenging to private equityplayers, public companies, and investors. Withrecord market volatility and a global economiccrisis, decision makers of all types canlearn from successful private equity playersand other top value builders.

Private equity is growing at a rapid rate, with $2.7 trillion intransactions since 2001 and buyouts occurringin every type of market, including decliningones. And now, with the end of investmentbanks as we know them, the door is open tomore opportunities than ever.

In The Private Equity Edge, economics giantArthur B. Laffer, along with value-buildingexperts William J. Hass and Shepherd G.Pryor IV, combines the concepts of intrinsicvalue, macroeconomics, and incentives intoa single strategy used by today?s top valuebuilders. You?ll learn how to create valuewhile reducing risk by:

• Thoroughly exploring relevant datato quantify ranges of value and risk
• Anticipating reactions of thosewhom you seek to influence
• Exploring possibilities and optionsbefore making major decisions
• Employing incentive systems that workin both up and down markets

Examples of major private equity playersat Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle, Cerberus, andMadison Dearborne Partners illustrate whatto do and what to avoid in specific situations.

Decision makers seeking to take full advantageof the new, interconnected world ofbusiness and economics will learn how tomake the best decision the first time around,quickly and with conviction?the key toseizing the private equity edge.

Tartalomjegyzék:

PART 1: Dig Deeper

1.Value ? Rules of Thumb

2.Wealth ? People in Free Markets Don?t Work or Invest to Pay Taxes

3.Risk ? Life is Not a Straight Line

4.Incentives ? What?s Wrong with Compensation?

5.Scenarios ? Look Before You Leap

PART 2: Act Sooner

6.Speed ? The Google Age

7.Renewal ? Even Great Companies Must Change

8.Experimentation and Innovation ? Action Accelerates Learning

9.Summary