Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents Acknowledgements Preface 1 Introduction 2 The Private Equity Cycle -- Fund Raising & Fund Choosing 3 Deal Sourcing and Evaluation -- Not as Easy as it Looks 4 Assigning Value 5 Deal Structuring -- Private Equity Securities and Their Motivation 6 After the money arrives? 7 Getting liquid: Exits and distributions. 8 The globalization of venture capital and private equity 9 Risk and return 10 The Impact of Private Equity on Society -- Does This Really Matter Anyway? 11 People, Positions and Culture: The Management of the Private Equity Firm 12 Scaling and institutionalization 13 Boom and bust 14 Wrapping Up 15 Glossary .