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Private Equity Finance

Rise and Repercussions

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  • © 2009

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  1. Jamie Morgan
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Emergence of Private Equity Finance in the US: Leveraged Buyouts, Institutional Investment, Junk Bonds and the Thrifts

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 13-38

  4. Constraints on the Growth of Private Equity Finance: The Emergence of Private Equity Finance in the UK and its Recovery in the US

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 39-67

  5. The Expansion of Private Equity Finance in the UK in the Late 1990s and the US Context of the Collapse of the dot.com Boom

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 68-91

  6. Private Equity Finance in the Twenty First Century: Liquidity and the Credit Crunch

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 92-135

  7. The Role of Fees and Gearing in Leveraged Buyouts

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 136-152

  8. Theories of Leveraged Buyouts and Theories of Market Instability

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 153-178

  9. The Empirical Arguments for Specific Benefits of Private Equity: Returns to Investors, Employment, and Tax

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 179-207

  10. Alliance Boots as an Illustration of the Dynamics of Private Equity: Issues of Entitlement, Governance and the Values of Value

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 208-232

  11. Conclusion

    • Jamie Morgan
    Pages 233-243

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 244-309
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This book traces the historical rise of private equity finance in the US and UK over the last 40 years. It shows how this new industry has grown as credit markets have grown. It is clearly explained for the non-expert how financial gearing works in a leveraged buyout.

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JAMIE MORGAN has lived and worked in China, Thailand and the USA. He has published in a wide variety of journals on subjects as diverse as political economy, Chinese areas studies, philosophy, international relations theory and social theory. He is currently researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

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