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11 Best Private Equity Books

Goal: Find the best Private Equity books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best private equity books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

11 Best Private Equity Books

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1

Barbarians at the Gate

The Fall of RJR Nabisco

by Bryan Burrough

2

King of Capital

The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone

by David Carey

Also recommended by:

Anthony Pompliano

3

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital

Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing

by Robert Finkel

4

Venture Capital and Private Equity

A Casebook

by Josh Lerner

5

Competition Demystified

A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy

by Bruce C. Greenwald

6

International Private Equity

by Florin Vasvari

7

Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity

by David Stowell

8

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use

by Orit Gadiesh

9

Mastering Private Equity

Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts

by Claudia Zeisberger

10

Private Equity as an Asset Class

by Guy Fraser-Sampson

11

Private Equity Operational Due Diligence

Tools to Evaluate Liquidity, Valuation, and Documentation

by Jason A. Scharfman

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