Venita Fields: What Private Equity Professionals Really Do

Author(s):  
Derrick Collins ◽  
Ed Finkel ◽  
Scott T. Whitaker

Ever since he had heard her speak at a private equity conference, Babatunde Omotoba had wanted to work for Venita Fields, co-founder and senior managing director of private equity firm Smith Whiley & Company. He wrote and asked her for an informational interview, and was excited to receive her invitation to meet with her at the firm's regional office in Evanston, Illinois. After the interview, however, Omotoba came to the grim realization that despite all his preparations—researching private equity firms, studying the types of deals they make, and evaluating the analytical tools used to perform due diligence on companies and make investment decisions—he did not have a full grasp on the actual day-to-day work private equity professionals perform. He spent time reviewing materials from the career management office about private equity, and he meets two Kellogg alumni for informational interviews. He also reviews the investment process. The case ends with Omotoba having a broader perspective on the human aspect of private equity, beyond the analytical and financial aspects, as he anticipates meeting Fields again, hopefully to get the job offer.Students learn the “tools of the trade” in private equity: managing portfolio company executives, meeting with limited partners to raise funds, managing the fund, selecting investments, and managing their time. Students learn the interpersonal nature of the business, including persuasion and negotiation, and how that is as important as financial skills. Students learn the process of preparing to interview with a private equity professional.

Author(s):  
Arumugam Subramaniam ◽  
Thirunavukkarasu Velnampy

The process of investment requires investors to take various types of decisions and the quality of those decisions determines the outcomes of the investment process. Standard finance theories and behavioural finance theories present different views on investment decision making based on the concept of rationality. Behavioural finance theories indicate that investors fail to perform in a completely rational manner when making investment decisions due to various biases. The objective of the study is to identify the behavioural finance based factors influence the investment decisions of household investors in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The necessary data for the study were collected from 1810 household investors in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the sample respondents were selected under Proportionate stratified random sampling method. The analytical tools of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data. The current study concluded that Representativeness bias, Overconfidence bias, Availability Bias, Loss Aversion bias, Regret Aversion bias and Herding influence the investment decisions of household investors.


Author(s):  
David Stowell ◽  
Alexander Katz

This case considers the buyout of Panera Bread from the perspective of a private equity fund. In early 2017, KLG Managing Director Tom Denning is considering a leveraged buyout of Panera Bread, a rapidly growing fast-casual restaurant company. A surprising Bloomberg News story signals that the deal process is broadening and KLG will have to act quickly if it hopes to buy Panera Bread. Students assume the role of Tom Denning as he prepares an investment recommendation for KLG's investment committee. In doing so, students are required to consider a very large and expensive investment. Students are challenged to create an investment recommendation by performing due diligence, determining additional questions to ask, and pricing a buyout bid that incorporates an optimal capital structure and meets KLG's return requirements. The Panera Bread case is designed to give students insight into the private equity investment process.


Author(s):  
Erik Stafford

Abstract The contributions of asset selection and incremental leverage to buyout investment performance are more important than typically assumed or estimated to be. Buyout funds select small firms with distinct value characteristics. Public equities with these characteristics have high risk-adjusted returns relative to common factors. Adding incremental leverage to a publicly traded stock portfolio increases both risks and mean returns in this sample. Direct investments in private equity funds earn lower mean returns than a replicating strategy designed to mimic these key economic features of their investment process with public equities and brokerage loans.


Author(s):  
Ludovic Phalippou ◽  
Christian Rauch ◽  
Marc P. Umber

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dijana Kremenović

Decisions about the choice of investment projects can significantly affect the destiny of the company, its competitive position in the market, market participation, the direction of further technological development, and even the survival of the company. The aim of this paper is, in the conditions of the current economic reality, to point out the significance of the choice of methods of expressing the benefit of an investment project. In this sense, we have explained in detail all currently applicable methods for assessing the viability of investment projects on a cash basis, comparing the good and bad sides of all the methods presented. In this connection, we especially pointed out the importance of the time value of money. The decision to apply the capital budgeting process, certainly, is the decision of the company itself. However, the outcome of investment activity is borne by a wider circle of consumers, which should be a sufficient reason to encourage education and the application of current methods in this area. If you want to realistically look at the investment process and evaluate the justification of an investment project, it is necessary to identify and analyse the effects of exploitation of a particular investment. In order to ensure the realization of the company’s basic strategic goals and thus ensure its growth and development, it is necessary to make decisions in which the company will focus its investment activities on this investment projects whose effects will ensure the highest return on investment. This work deals with the complex issues of making adequate investment decisions using a method for assessing the viability of investment projects on a cash basis. Bearing in mind the significance of investment activity, we can conclude that for the purpose of making a good investment decision, it is necessary to realistically look at the entire investment process and assess the justification of the implementation of the investment project. In this sense, we identify, measure and quantify the overall effects of the realization of a particular investment. Capital budgeting for the purpose of making an investment decision today is a generally accepted concept in developed economies. There is no doubt that there are many disagreements regarding the choice of the methods of assessing the viability of investment investments, and then the selection of criteria within a certain method. However, it is quite certain that the rich experience of developed countries undoubtedly points to the need for capital budgeting, investment project management, with particular emphasis on the use of discounted methods for assessing the viability of investment investment and respecting both economic and non-economic effects. Implicit benefits that the application of capital budgeting brings to the overall growth and development of the company, in terms of reducing uncertainty in making investment decisions, easier ranking of investment projects, exact measurement of expected benefits, transparency of investment activity criteria, attracting investors and ultimately creating additional value and greater degree of realization of strategic company goals.With this work, we pointed out the fact that capital budgeting is crucial in the process of making an investment decision and in that way has influenced enterprises to seriously deal with the choice of the method of estimating the profitability of investment projects that will surely result in additional value for the company.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Izzati Choirini Mardhotillah

Credit evaluation is an important element in the provision of credit to the debtor. Lending activities, we need a good and thorough analysis of all aspects of credit to support the credit approval process, in order to prevent a credit risk. With its mission as an agent of development, banks are increasingly playing a role in the economy with increased lending to some sectors of the economy are priorities for improving the economy of the people and support the development of nasional.Tujuan of this study was to determine the creditworthiness conducted by the PD BPR Bank Regional Lamongan. From the analysis of the data using analytical tools 5C character, capacity, capital, collateral, condition states that the majority of borrowers eligible to receive a credit of PD. BPR lamongan Regional Banks. The credit approval process is a credit application by the debtor, research files, bank information search, site visits, analysis of credit research. If approved it will be an agreement or binding of collateral. Once it is done coaching supervision of credit or credit.Credit evaluation is an important element in the provision of credit to the debtor. Lending activities, we need a good and thorough analysis of all aspects of credit to support the credit approval process, in order to prevent a credit risk. With its mission as an agent of development, banks are increasingly playing a role in the economy with increased lending to some sectors of the economy are priorities for improving the economy of the people and support the development of nasional.Tujuan of this study was to determine the creditworthiness conducted by the PD BPR Bank Regional Lamongan. From the analysis of the data using analytical tools 5C character, capacity, capital, collateral, condition states that the majority of borrowers eligible to receive a credit of PD. BPR lamongan Regional Banks. The credit approval process is a credit application by the debtor, research files, bank information search, site visits, analysis of credit research. If approved it will be an agreement or binding of collateral. Once it is done coaching supervision of credit or credit.


Author(s):  
Л.М. Шаяхметова ◽  
С.А. Азылканова ◽  
L. Shayakhmetova ◽  
S. Azylkanova

Қазіргі уақытта туризм қуатты әлемдік индустрияға айналды. Саланың экономикалық тиімділігін жоғарылату үшін турист пен турфирманың өзара әрекеттестігінің қағидаларын әзірлеу туризм индустриясындағы инвестициялық қызметті зерттейтін қазіргі ғылыми зерттеулердің аса маңызды міндеттерінің бірі болып табылады. Бұл мақалада туризм индустриясына салынатын инвестициялардың тиімділігін бағалаудың бұрыннан қолданылып келе жатқан әдістері зерттелген, сондай-ақ салыстыра талдаудың негізінде пайдалануға ең оңтайлы әдіс анықталған. Қойылған мақсатпен сәйкестікте, туризм индустриясындағы инвестициялық процестің ерекшеліктері анықталып, туризм индустриясына салынатын инвестициялардың тиімділігіне ықпал ететін факторлар белгіленген және туризм индустриясына салынатын инвестициялардың тиімділігін жоғарылату бойынша ұсыныстар әзірленген. Туризм индустриясына салынатын инвестициялардың тиімділігін бағалаудың бұрыннан қолданылып келе жатқан әдістерін зерттеу барысында инвестициялардың тиімділігін есептеудің дисконттау процесін қолдануға негізделген, пайдалануға барынша оңтайлы әдісі анықталды, яғни дисконттық көбейтуді қолдану UNIDO әдістемесіне (Бизнес-жоспар жасау әдістемесі) негізделген. Бұл әдістеме әзірлеу барысында кез келген кәсіпорынның, оның ішінде туристік саладағы кәсіпорынның да ағымдағы немесе жоспарлы қызметіне сипаттама берудегі барлық маңызды сәттерді ескеруге мүмкіндік береді. Әдістеме кірістер мен нақты шығыстардың ағымдарына сипаттама беруге негізделген, бұл ретте олардың арасындағы айырма ақша ағымын білдіреді және оны дисконттық көбейткіштердің көмегімен түзетуге болады. In our time, tourism is a powerful global industry. The development of rules for interaction between a tourist and a travel agency to maximize economic efficiency is one of the most important tasks of modern scientific research on investment activities in the tourism industry. This article explores the already existing methods for assessing the effectiveness of investment in the tourism industry, and also on the basis of a comparative analysis, the most optimal method for use is determined. In accordance with this goal, the features of the investment process in the tourism industry are identified, the factors that influence the efficiency of investments in the tourism industry are identified, and recommendations are made to improve the efficiency of investments in the tourism industry. In the course of researching existing methods for assessing the effectiveness of investment in the tourism industry, the most optimal method for calculating investment efficiency was determined, based on the application of the discounting process, that is, the use of a discount factor, based on the UNIDO methodology (Methodology for drawing up a business plan). This technique allows, when developing, to take into account all the essential points when characterizing, current or planned activities of any enterprise, including a tourist one. The methodology is based on the description of income streams and real expenses, the difference between which is a cash flow, which can already be adjusted using discount factors.


2015 ◽  
pp. 290-308
Author(s):  
Manu Sharma ◽  
Esha Prashar
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