Private Equity Risk

Thomas Meyer
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Chapter Chapter 14 in Private Equity Unchained, 2014, pp 149-160 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract It seems obvious and intuitive that the greater the potential return one might seek, the greater the risk that one generally needs to assume. There is a widespread belief that private equity by virtue of being more — or rather being perceived to be more — risky than other asset classes it will, almost by definition, also show strong out-performance. However, if risk was automatically rewarded, it would not be called risk. In fact, the claim of outperformance by the private equity asset class is far less clear than conventional wisdom might suggest.

Keywords: Private Equity; Asset Class; Portfolio Company; Discount Cash Flow; Discount Cash Flow (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137286826_14

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