COMMENTARY: Wake Up!

Abstract

The chief investment officers (CIOs) of the most important institutional portfolios in the US should have a solid grasp of key private equity facts before investing in this illiquid and oversubscribed asset class. If an investor does not already have a good understanding of the essentials of private equity research, this issue of The Journal of Investing is a good place to start.

TOPICS: Private equity, real assets/alternative investments/private equity, performance measurement, fundamental equity analysis, equity portfolio management, pension funds, foundations & endowments, manager selection