Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity
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What is Private Equity? Private equity firms are basically investment companies.
The name private equity refers to the methods they use to raise the funds they use.
Rather than go to the stock market and sell shares, private equity companies raise funds from private sources, typically pension funds and high-net-worth individuals. They then buy companies which they have identified as underperforming with this cash, in addition to borrowed money, but with the potential to do far better. Their goal is to turn the business around and sell it on at a profit at a future date.
Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity is a complete handbook for IT professionals that are working in the Private Equity industry and those that aspire to work in the industry. It is provides a platform for IT professionals to forge a career in this fledgling sector of the financial services industry.
It opens with an overview of the Private Equity industry; discussing among others the major, the private equity business model, the history of private equity and private equity as an alternative investment model. Chapter 2 discusses the various types of private equity funds.
Chapter 3 discusses the market structure of private equity. In this chapter major recent private equity deals as well as the secondary market for private equity are discussed.
Chapters 4 and 5 provide overviews of Buyout and Venture Capital respectively.
The Business Environment in the private equity is discussed in Chapter 6 while recent trends in the Private Equity sector are the subject of discussion in Chapter 7.
Chapter 8 is about the Investment process in Private Equity. A viewpoint on the importance of due diligence is also included in this chapter.
The IT–specific section of the book is contained in Chapters 9 and 10. Chapter 9 discusses the common systems used in Private Equity; a discussion on the IT Requirements of private Equity Funds is also included. IT projects that can be executed in the Private Equity industry are discussed in Chapter 10.
Chapter 11 contains a list of terminology used in the Private Equity industry while Chapter 12 is about the future of the Private Equity industry from both IT and business perspectives.
Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity is targeted at IT professionals such as: Project Managers; Application Developers; Development Managers; Test Managers; Business Analysts; Data Analysts; Systems Analysts; Test Analysts; Support Analysts; Database Administrators; and, HR staff responsible for IT recruitment.
Rather than go to the stock market and sell shares, private equity companies raise funds from private sources, typically pension funds and high-net-worth individuals. They then buy companies which they have identified as underperforming with this cash, in addition to borrowed money, but with the potential to do far better. Their goal is to turn the business around and sell it on at a profit at a future date.
Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity is a complete handbook for IT professionals that are working in the Private Equity industry and those that aspire to work in the industry. It is provides a platform for IT professionals to forge a career in this fledgling sector of the financial services industry.
It opens with an overview of the Private Equity industry; discussing among others the major, the private equity business model, the history of private equity and private equity as an alternative investment model. Chapter 2 discusses the various types of private equity funds.
Chapter 3 discusses the market structure of private equity. In this chapter major recent private equity deals as well as the secondary market for private equity are discussed.
Chapters 4 and 5 provide overviews of Buyout and Venture Capital respectively.
The Business Environment in the private equity is discussed in Chapter 6 while recent trends in the Private Equity sector are the subject of discussion in Chapter 7.
Chapter 8 is about the Investment process in Private Equity. A viewpoint on the importance of due diligence is also included in this chapter.
The IT–specific section of the book is contained in Chapters 9 and 10. Chapter 9 discusses the common systems used in Private Equity; a discussion on the IT Requirements of private Equity Funds is also included. IT projects that can be executed in the Private Equity industry are discussed in Chapter 10.
Chapter 11 contains a list of terminology used in the Private Equity industry while Chapter 12 is about the future of the Private Equity industry from both IT and business perspectives.
Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity is targeted at IT professionals such as: Project Managers; Application Developers; Development Managers; Test Managers; Business Analysts; Data Analysts; Systems Analysts; Test Analysts; Support Analysts; Database Administrators; and, HR staff responsible for IT recruitment.
