Part 1 General Framework and Private Equity Deals 1. The Fundamentals of Private Equity and Venture Capital 2. Theoretical Foundation of Private Equity and Venture Capital 3. Clusters of Investment Within Private Equity 4. Investing in the Early Stages of a Company: Venture Capital 5. Investments in Mature Companies: Expansion Financing 6. Investments in Mature Companies: Replacement Financing 7. Investing in Mature Companies: Vulture Financing Part 2 Legal and Fiscal Framework in the Private Equity Business 8. Legal Framework in Europe for Equity Investors 9. Legal Framework in the United States and United Kingdom for Equity Investors 10. Taxation Framework for Private Equity and Fiscal Impact for Equity Investors Part 3 Managing a Private Equity Investment 11. The Managerial Process 12. Fundraising 13. Investing 14. Managing and Monitoring 15. Exiting 16. Listing a Private Company Part 4 Company Valuation, New Solutions, and Industry Trends 17. Company Valuation in Private and Venture Capital 18. Techniques of Equity Value Definition 19. New Trends and Solutions in the Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry 20. Strategies, Business Models, and Perspectives of Private Equity and Venture Capital

Provides a unique focus on Europe for equity investors and long-term investments Contains theoretical knowledge put into practice using with real-world cases and the language and the methodologies of practitioners Presents structured topics that help readers understand increasing levels of difficulty Includes learning tools such as mini-cases, call-outs and boxes that recall previously presented definitions throughout chapters