Private Capital

Mastering Private Equity was written with a professional audience in mind and provides a valuable and unique reference for investors, finance professionals, students, and business owners looking to engage with private equity firms or invest in private equity funds. From deal sourcing to exit, LBOs to responsible investing, operational value creation to risk management, the book systematically distils the essence of private equity into core concepts and explains in detail the dynamics of venture capital, growth equity and buyout transactions.

Are you ready to help other investors build their wealth while you build your real estate empire? The road map outlined in this book helps investors looking to inject more private capital into their business - the most effective strategy for growth! Author and real estate investor Matt Faircloth explains how to develop long-term wealth, as learned from his own valuable lessons and experiences in real estate.

In The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, the pioneers of the industry share the investing and management wisdom they have gained by investing in and transforming their portfolio companies. Based on original interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjects that most matter to the high-level investor, such as selecting and working with management, pioneering new markets, adding value through operational improvements, applying private equity principles to non-profits, and much more.

THE GAME OF PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL, AND INVESTMENT BANKING: Mastering Deals, Funding, and Strategic Growth Discover the secrets of the world’s most powerful money machines—Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Investment Banking—and learn how they create wealth, control industries, and influence the global economy. In The Private Capital Mastery Blueprint, Dr. Benoît Tano, MD PhD, pulls back the curtain on the hidden architecture of global finance. This groundbreaking guide reveals the strategies, psychology, and systems behind billion-dollar transactions that shape the ...

A Founder’s Conversation with a Fractional CFO distills William McNarland’s 25 years in private equity and valuation into a founder-friendly series presented as direct Q&A. Each concise chapter opens with a single question he has fielded thousands of times from real founders, whether it is how to interpret unit economics, when to refresh a valuation, or what investors expect in a data room, and then delivers a practical answer you can apply in minutes. The format let's busy leaders jump straight to the topic that keeps them up at night without wading through theory, while the cumulative...

Stop Doing 1031 Exchanges the Hard Way & Minimize Capital Gains Impact Finally, everything you need to know about 1031 Exchanges with real world examples and case studies including how to get off the exchange treadmill and switch to passive investing without losing your tax advantages! Are you wondering if 1031 Exchanges are really right for me? In, The Complete Guide to 1031 Exchanges, Private Equity & DST, Lon Welsh, founder of Ironton Capital and Your Castle Real Estate, brings over two decades of experience as a landlord, commercial investor, and private equity fund manager. Sean Ross, ...

Are you ready to stop simply buying properties and start building a financial institution? For ambitious investors, the transition from funding individual deals to scaling a true real estate private equity firm is the ultimate path to generational wealth. However, the world of real estate capital raising is fraught with regulatory landmines. One structural misstep or SEC violation can jeopardize your business, your reputation, and your investors' capital.

The most comprehensive book on Private Equity Finance. Applied Private Equity Finance Frameworks, Models, and Visual Playbooks for Investors and Operators Turn models into decisions, and deals into durable value. This operator-first field guide distills private equity finance into clear definitions, standard formula blocks, worked mini-examples, and visual schematics you can use the same day across sourcing, diligence, structuring, value creation, reporting, and exit. What you will master Capital stack design: debt, preferred, equity, and hybrid instruments - how to price, stack, and ...

Tired of chasing investors and feeling like raising money is a constant uphill battle? What if you could flip the script and have investors coming to you — without spending a fortune on consultants or marketing gimmicks? Welcome to the future of raising private capital: smart, simple, AI-powered money raising. In “Raising Private Money Made Easy With Free AI” you’ll discover how cutting-edge, free AI tools can level the playing field — even if you’re brand new to private capital. No more guesswork. No more endless spreadsheets. No more cold-calling blind leads. Instead, you’ll...

If someone in the pharmaceutical industry came upon a cheaper, non-addictive, and more effective painkiller, would he kill for it? Washington D.C. private detective Robert "Don't call me Bobby" Brixton, along with his mentors, attorneys Mac and Annabel Smith, discover that the answer is a resounding "Yes," as they try to help Jayla King, a medical researcher at a small D.C. pharmaceutical firm, carry on the work of her father. His experiments in the jungles of Papua New Guinea in search of such a breakthrough product led to his brutal murder and the theft of his papers.

Are you tired of not having enough money to buy all the real estate you want? Are you hesitant to talk to investors because of the complexities of raising capital legally? Look no further. How to Raise Capital for Real Estate is a comprehensive guide designed to help you unlock your investment potential while avoiding legal and practical pitfalls that could damage your reputation and financial future, or worse yet, land you in legal trouble.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION “Riveting . . . a powerful snapshot of four young Chinese women attempting to assert control over the direction of their lives.” —The New York Times Book Review “As powerfully intimate as it is politically...

Bloomsbury presents Vulture Capitalism, written and read by Grace Blakeley. * Longlisted for the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction * * A Foyles Top 10 Read for March and one of Glamour's Best Books of March * 'Blakeley charts a path forward based in hope, democracy and liberation' NAOMI...

How to Win in Commercial Real Estate: Mastering Fundamentals and Finance Learn Commercial Real Estate, Without the Fluff. Whether you're a student, early-career professional, or lifelong learner, this is your no-nonsense guide to how commercial real estate deals actually get done. Written by capital markets expert Huber Bongolan, who’s structured over $3.5 billion in CRE transactions and built a 55,000+ member community through Credible CRE, this book gives you the tools to master underwriting, financing, and deal analysis. Inside, you’ll discover: How the commercial real estate capital...

In this sharp and controversial international best seller, an award-winning economist debunks the pervasive myth that the government is sluggish and inept, and at odds with a dynamic private sector. She reveals in detailed case studies that the opposite is true: The state is, and has been, our boldest and most valuable innovator. Denying this history is leading us down the wrong path. A select few get credit for what is an intensely collective effort, and the US government has started disinvesting from innovation.

Designed for readers who want a practical, end-to-end view of how deals are sourced, structured, executed, and managed, this book brings investment banking into clear focus. It connects the major functions of the industry, capital raising, advisory work, underwriting, syndication, valuation, and risk control, with the market mechanics and professional disciplines that support them. The chapters move from the basics of market structure and funding instruments to the realities of client engagement, transaction planning, and execution across equity, debt, loans, and M&A. Along the way, the ...

Wouldn't life be better if you were free of the daily grind - the conventional job and boss - and instead, succeeded or failed purely on the merits of your own investment choices? Free Capital is a window into this world. Based on a series of interviews, it outlines the investing strategies, wisdom, and lifestyles of 12 highly successful private investors. Each of them has accumulated £1 million or more - in most cases, considerably more - mainly from stock market investment.

Most VC Hopefuls Never Get a Second Look. Here's How to Change That. Every year, thousands of ambitious professionals try to break into venture capital. Most fail — not because they lack talent, but because they don't understand how the industry actually works, who gets hired, and why. Breaking Into Venture Capital is the playbook they never had. Inside, you'll learn: How VC firms are structured, how they make money, and why that determines exactly who they hire The five backgrounds that consistently produce successful VC candidates — and what to do if yours isn't one of them Why most ...

Startup Investing & Due Diligence Every successful investment begins with understanding the business. Most people invest in startups based on excitement. Professional investors invest based on analysis—and that difference often determines long-term success. Whether you're evaluating an early-stage startup, a private company, or a pre-IPO opportunity, this book provides a practical, step-by-step framework for analyzing businesses before investing. Instead of relying on market hype, opinions, or speculation, you'll learn how experienced investors evaluate opportunities using structured ...

A practical guide for investors, venture teams, and portfolio managers who need a disciplined way to decide when, how, and why to commit additional capital to existing investments. This book brings structure to follow-on investing, connecting ownership protection, capital allocation, valuation, risk control, and return improvement in one coherent framework. It explains the full decision cycle, from reviewing a company’s current position through monitoring post-investment performance and preparing for the next round. Readers will find clear guidance on pro rata rights, anti-dilution terms,...