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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817052003321

Autore

Ferris William R.

Titolo

Inside private equity : thrills, spills and lessons from the author of Nothing ventured, nothing gained / / Bill Ferris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013

ISBN

1-74343-369-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

338.040994

Soggetti

Venture capital - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; About the author; Title; Imprint; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Part one: Venture capital, good and bad; Introduction; Some deals that went badly wrong; Some deals that went wonderfully right; The twenty most important lessons-so far; Part two: Private equity, good and bad; Introduction; CHAMP is born; More deals that went badly wrong; Other deals that wentwonder fully right; Another thirteen lessons for me; Part three: Creation of the GP manager; The anatomy of the GP; GP management succession; The art and science of fundraising

Part four: Looking aheadIntroduction; Why bother with venture capital in Australia?; Will the PE business model survive?; Bring on the Australian republic-please!; Appendix: A short history of venture capital and private equity in Australia; A short history of venture capital and private equity in Australia; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Following on from his best selling Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained , an eye-opening account of some of the successful deals and spectacular failures in the career of one of Australia's best known private equity investors.