TY - BOOK AU - Stowell, David P. TI - Introduction to investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity: the new paradigm SN - 978-9380931074 U1 - 332.66 STO PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - Academic Press KW - Private equity KW - Hedge Funds KW - Investment banking- Finance N1 - Section One: Investment Banking Overview of Investment Banking -- Regulation of the Securities Industry -- Financings -- Mergers & Acquisitions Trading -- Asset Management, Wealth Management and Research -- Credit Rating Agencies, Exchanges and Clearing and Settlement -- International Banking -- Convertible Securities and Wall Street Innovation -- Investment Banking Career Opportunities and Trends -- Section Two: Hedge Funds and Private Equity -- Overview of Hedge Funds -- Hedge Fund Investment Strategies -- Shareholder Activism and Impact on Corporations -- Risk, Regulation and Organizational Structure -- Hedge Fund Issues and Performance -- Overview of Private Equity -- LBO Financial Model -- Private Equity Impact on Corporations -- Organization, Compensation, Regulation and Limited Partners -- Issues and Opportunities -- Section Three: Case Studies -- N2 - This description of the symbiotic relationships among investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms shows students how firms simultaneously compete and cooperate. The author has captured the ways these firms are reinventing themselves in the post-crash regulatory environment and, through ten extensive cases, the ways in which they are increasing their power and influence. Emphasizes the needs for capital, sources of capital, and the process of getting capital to those who need it. Integrates into the chapters ten cases about recent transactions, along with case notes and questions Accompanies cases with spreadsheets for readers to create their own analytical frameworks and consider choices and opportunities ER -