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Praise for Private Equity
"Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations is
an invaluable guide to understanding the world of private equity
investing. Harry Cendrowski and his colleagues have drawn on their
extensive experience and expertise to produce a book that is
remarkably comprehensive and authoritative."
-Robert
Larson, Chairman, Lazard Real Estate Partners LLC and Larson
Realty Group Managing Director, Lazard Alternative Investments
"Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations is
an essential text for any business/finance professional's library.
Applicable to both seasoned private equity gurus and students of the
industry, its in-depth analysis of 'Best Practices' is well researched
and clearly written."
-William Campbell, Managing
Director, W. Y. Campbell & Company
"This is an interesting and very well-written book. It not only
clearly describes the history and techniques of private equity
investing, it also provides a thorough examination of the rarely
appreciated relationships among internal control design and operation,
corporate governance and sound investment decision-making and
management. It is an important contribution to the literature of
finance."
-Barry Epstein, PhD, CPA, Partner,
Russell Novak & Company, LLP, and author of Wiley GAAP
2008, The Handbook of Accounting and Auditing, and Wiley
IFRS 2008
"Harry Cendrowski really hits a homerun with his newest book
about the private equity (PE) industry. A definitive, authoritative
text on the subject, it answered all my questions, plus some, and gave
me a complete frame of reference where I now feel well informed on PE.
I would recommend this book to anyone connected to the PE industry,
business advisors, academics, and business
owners."
-Parnell Black, MBA, CPA, CVA, Chief
Executive Officer, National Association of Certified Valuation
Analysts (NACVA)
"The timing could not be better to learn more about the current
best practices and governance in the world of private equity. What was
once an exclusive asset class reserved for the largest, most
sophisticated investors has now become a mainstream alternative
investment option for investors of all sizes. Still, many investors do
not fully understand how the business works. Private Equity:
History, Governance, and Operations endows its readers with an
A-to-Z education on this emerging asset class, irrespective of their
previous experiences."
-Maribeth S. Rahe, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
& Fort Washington Capital Partners
"As a private equity practitioner in the financial services
space, I found this book to be a comprehensive-and
comprehendible-resource covering all relevant aspects of the business
of private equity. This book provides valuable 'how-to's' for
improving the likelihood of having successful portfolio companies,
with successful exits. Furthermore, both veteran and prospective PE
investors now have a resource available to help them screen PE
opportunities that best fit with their risk and return
objectives."
-Scott B. McCallum, Principal,
Resource Financial Institutions Group, Inc.
"For years, private equity has been a misunderstood asset class.
Harry Cendrowski's book defines private equity in clear, concise
terms. Anyone in the financial world will benefit from the insights,
guidelines, and experiences detailed in Private Equity: History,
Governance, and Operations."
-Bob Clone, Senior
Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments Division, Michigan
Department of Treasury
Harry Cendrowski, a frequent speaker on forensic
accounting and litigation, is the author of NACVA training programs
and many journal articles. He is President of Cendrowski Corporate
Advisors and coauthored The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence (Wiley).
James P. Martin authored numerous journal articles and NACVA
training programs on forensic accounting. He is also a coauthor of
The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence (Wiley).
Louis W. Petro has contributed to Wiley business publications,
has written books and journal articles, and is a coauthor of The
Handbook of Fraud Deterrence (Wiley). He is a professor
at the University of Windsor and a CPA.
Adam A. Wadecki is a consultant with Cendrowski Corporate
Advisors, LLC.
