Fundamentals of Private Equity and Venture Capital - PEI Media
Fundamentals of Private Equity and Venture Capital - PEI Media
Fundamentals of Private Equity and Venture Capital - PEI Media
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Contents<br />
About the author<br />
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Getting the most out <strong>of</strong> this module 5<br />
Introduction 5<br />
Aftercare 5<br />
Protecting value 5<br />
Reporting structure 6<br />
Modern trends in reporting 6<br />
Informal reporting 6<br />
Board structure <strong>and</strong> composition 7<br />
Executive directors 7<br />
Non-executive directors 7<br />
Representing the investor 7<br />
Monitoring progress <strong>and</strong> performance 7<br />
Contributing to growth <strong>and</strong> development 8<br />
Characteristics <strong>of</strong> the effective non-executive 8<br />
Board committees 8<br />
The chairman <strong>and</strong> board meetings 8<br />
Operating partners 9<br />
Aftercare – who does it 9<br />
Underperformance 10<br />
Causes <strong>of</strong> underperformance 10<br />
Addressing underperformance 10<br />
Anticipation 10<br />
Analysis 10<br />
Action 11<br />
Follow-on investments 11<br />
Fund reporting 11<br />
Annual report 11<br />
Valuation 12<br />
The valuation process 12<br />
Calculating the enterprise value 12<br />
The multiple 13<br />
The earnings figure 13<br />
EBITDA multiples 13<br />
Early stage companies 13<br />
Calculating the value <strong>of</strong> the fund’s investment 13<br />
Structuring issues 14<br />
Exits 14<br />
Types <strong>of</strong> exit 15<br />
Stock market flotation (IPO) 16<br />
The secondary buyout 17<br />
Re-leveraging 17<br />
Summary 18<br />
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THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PRIVATE EQUITY iii