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The aim of this thesis is description and understanding of private equity industry as a part of alternative asset class. In the first part, we describe the basic concepts of private equity industry and characteristics of individual subjects present in this sector. Analysis of the industry and basic comparison of private equity in Europe and United States is the theme of the second part of this paper. The base of knowledge created in the previous parts supports the analysis of buyouts and their value creation strategies. On the example of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, pre-eminent private equity firm, we show how private equity works in practice and what current trends in the industry are. In the end, we estimate the subjective value of one unit of ownership in KKR and list that risks could affect the company and the industry.

This thesis deals with venture capital and its impact on business activities. Its goal is to prove that properly executed venture capital investment could be beneficial not only for the recipient but also for the investor. In the theoretical part, the thesis deals with analysis of venture capital, its support in the Czech Republic and its impact on internationalization of business activities. In the practical part, there is an example how venture capital could be a suitable support for company's development in foreign markets.

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Zugl.: Oestrich-Winkel, Europ. Business School, Diss., 2008.

Diss. Univ. Zürich, 2008. / Ed. commerciale de la thèse de Zurich, 2008. Bibliogr.

This thesis examines determinants of two variables important in evaluating private equity investments. First of them is the price of companies acquired by private equity funds expressed as a multiple of a profit indicator and the impact of primary and secondary buyouts. The second variable researched is the internal rate of return, a popular tool to measure profitability of private equity funds. The internal rate of return is studied for different groups of private equity funds and is reflected in a post-crisis perspective. The first conclusion stemming from the research is that the profit multiples in secondary buyouts are estimated to be higher compared to primary buyouts. The second conclusion proves the underperformance of real estate funds and the outperformance of distressed debt, turnaround and secondaries funds.

This doctoral thesis is focused on the most progressive part of alternative financing for small business nowadays, on Private Equity and Venture Capital. Despite its undeniable importance, compared to the more traditional ways of collecting financial resources for further business development, only very little research has been done in this area from the point of view of economics sciences. The recent world financial crisis has only served to highlight the importance of Private Equity. However, the theory is still unable to provide answers to many questions raised by practice. In view of that, the main aim of the thesis is to provide detailed description of the field, examine the current trends in Private Equity investment and introduce Private Equity as one of the most perspective systems of business activity financing. The thesis is divided into three main parts. The definition of financial market, its functioning as well as the main agents are included in the first part of the dissertation. The second part deals with the comparison between the EU and its new member states represented by the region of Central and Eastern Europe, and also examines the factors that have been influencing Private Equity development in the last four years and their mutual interdependencies. In the third part, the original valuation model measuring total returns of Private Equity investments is developed. In his dissertation, the author tests the following hypotheses: 1. Private Equity can be considered as one of the most risky investments among all. Total return from PE is well above the average of any other forms of investment. 2. The total amount of Private Equity investments in CEE region is growing steadily. The largest part of this investment is constituted by Buy-outs. Both tested hypotheses are confirmed. This doctoral thesis of Patrik Cupak provides a detailed analysis of Private Equity investments development. The main contribution of the dissertation is the fact that it represents the first analysis comparing the actual situation in Private Equity investments in European and CEE region of this type. The thesis also has significant theoretical and practical contributions due to its wide content and original analysis in this field. Its findings can be thus used in both, practice as well as the academic field.

De senaste fem åren har buyout-segmentet på den svenska private equity-marknaden vuxit kraftigt i omfattning. Buyout-investeringarna har ökat från 6 555 mkr år 2001 till 37 171 mkr 2006. Då pengar investeras i ett portföljbolag följer ett stort ansvar att dessa investeras så att en god avkastning uppnås som kompenserar den risk investerarna tar. Därför måste buyout-företagen i förväg noggrant analysera investeringsobjekten för att göra välgrundade kapitalplaceringar.Syftet är att beskriva vilka investeringskriterier private equity-företag tittar på inför en eventuell buyout-investering och att redogöra för vilka av dessa kriterier som är de mest centrala. Vidare är syftet att klargöra vilket avkastningskrav private equity-företagen har på sina buyout-investeringar. I uppsatsen fokuseras på den del inom private equity som benämns buyout. I tillägg kan nämnas att det bara är private equity-företag som verkar på den svenska marknaden som studeras. Undersökningen bedrivs utifrån de investerande företagens perspektiv, dessutom är det bara större private equity-företag som är medlemmar av Svenska Riskkapitalföreningen som studeras. Tre mailintervjuer har genomförts med etablerade privat equity-aktörer för att belysa problemområdet.Undersökningen som genomförts har visat att de viktigaste kriterierna som private equity-företag tittar på inför en buyout-investering i ett målbolag är: marknadsposition, företagsledningens förmåga, tillväxt- och expansionspotential samt kassaflöde. / Uppsatsnivå: D

Diplomová práce se zabývá investicemi soukromým kapitálem ? private equity. Teoretická část popisuje základní principy, klíčové subjekty a konkrétní formy investic trhu private equity, zatímco analytická část identifikuje a hodnotí faktory, které přímo ovlivňují fungování a rozvoj tohoto trhu v České republice.