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BOOK REVIEW
PRIVATE EQUITY
A Transactional Analysis
5th edition
Consulting Editor: Chris Hale
ISBN: 978 1 78742 973 4
GLOBE LAW AND BUSINESS LTD
globelawandbusiness.com
AN UPDATED TRANSACTIONAL GUIDE TO PRIVATE EQUITY FOR 2020s
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers
and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”
Much has happened in the years since the publication of the last edition of this book. In recent times, private equity houses have raised huge amounts of money to invest which has influenced the dynamics of the market hence the need for this transactional analysis.
There’s a broadening of potential buyers with several other organisations adopting private equity style strategies.
Chris Hale’s practical fifth edition introduces us to the world of private equity not just from a UK perspective, but also that of key European jurisdiction and in the United States of America. We consider that Hale’s explanation of the rise of private equity and its recent dynamics is of great value.
Hale explores in some detail the key ingredients of private equity transactions and the technical issues associated with them. The book gives us detailed updated chapters by leading private equity practitioners. It also includes a high-level analysis of private equity fund structures, equity and debt finance, acquisition documentation, due diligence, tax structuring, and public-to-privates, so you have most of what you are looking for in one volume.
What we get with this fifth edition are the following main areas of private equity including a new analysis of the fastest growing part of the private equity market, that dealing with secondary transactions, examining both those led by the investors in private equity funds and those led by those who manage the funds.
Hale offers a new discussion of the debt available at the fund level, the way it is structured and its uses, and there is a first-time chapter on how ESG issues are affecting and being dealt with by private equity fund managers including an examination of the new and prospective regulation in this area.
We are also given coverage of new UK pension legislation in relation to due diligence, and an insight on latest market trends and how these impact on deal dynamics and deal terms: an overview of the anatomy of a private equity fund, a description of fund terms, reflecting changes driven by industry requirements, and a laying out of common themes across all major relevant jurisdictions.
Of additional interest is a discussion of the ever-changing tax risk environment, and newer tax rules. There is a consideration of the regulatory changes required in governance of large private companies and transparency plus a review of the evolving shape of the leveraged buyout market, including the influx of new finance providers and a view on the new UK framework on restructurings.
We consider this book to be a must-have handbook for legal and other practitioners working or advising in private equity, as well as for senior private equity executives, investment houses and investors. Academics in corporate law and business schools, as well as their students, will also find this fifth edition to be of great value.
The third edition of this hardback book from Globe was published in 2024.
BOOK REVIEW
PRIVATE EQUITY
A Transactional Analysis
5th edition
Consulting Editor: Chris Hale
ISBN: 978 1 78742 973 4
GLOBE LAW AND BUSINESS LTD
globelawandbusiness.com
AN UPDATED TRANSACTIONAL GUIDE TO PRIVATE EQUITY FOR 2020s
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers
and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”
Much has happened in the years since the publication of the last edition of this book. In recent times, private equity houses have raised huge amounts of money to invest which has influenced the dynamics of the market hence the need for this transactional analysis.
There’s a broadening of potential buyers with several other organisations adopting private equity style strategies.
Chris Hale’s practical fifth edition introduces us to the world of private equity not just from a UK perspective, but also that of key European jurisdiction and in the United States of America. We consider that Hale’s explanation of the rise of private equity and its recent dynamics is of great value.
Hale explores in some detail the key ingredients of private equity transactions and the technical issues associated with them. The book gives us detailed updated chapters by leading private equity practitioners. It also includes a high-level analysis of private equity fund structures, equity and debt finance, acquisition documentation, due diligence, tax structuring, and public-to-privates, so you have most of what you are looking for in one volume.
What we get with this fifth edition are the following main areas of private equity including a new analysis of the fastest growing part of the private equity market, that dealing with secondary transactions, examining both those led by the investors in private equity funds and those led by those who manage the funds.
Hale offers a new discussion of the debt available at the fund level, the way it is structured and its uses, and there is a first-time chapter on how ESG issues are affecting and being dealt with by private equity fund managers including an examination of the new and prospective regulation in this area.
We are also given coverage of new UK pension legislation in relation to due diligence, and an insight on latest market trends and how these impact on deal dynamics and deal terms: an overview of the anatomy of a private equity fund, a description of fund terms, reflecting changes driven by industry requirements, and a laying out of common themes across all major relevant jurisdictions.
Of additional interest is a discussion of the ever-changing tax risk environment, and newer tax rules. There is a consideration of the regulatory changes required in governance of large private companies and transparency plus a review of the evolving shape of the leveraged buyout market, including the influx of new finance providers and a view on the new UK framework on restructurings.
We consider this book to be a must-have handbook for legal and other practitioners working or advising in private equity, as well as for senior private equity executives, investment houses and investors. Academics in corporate law and business schools, as well as their students, will also find this fifth edition to be of great value.
The third edition of this hardback book from Globe was published in 2024.
