Investment Strategies for Private Equity


Summary

This practice note covers considerations for private equity funds when crafting investment strategy. Private equity is an investment term commonly used to describe investments into either privately held companies or public companies that are taken private subsequent to such investments. Strategy in this context generally refers to how the investors effectuate, manage, and ultimately exit from these investments, specifically addressing issues such as the cycle (or development stage) of the companies targeted, the applicable geographies and investment sectors, and any particular value added by the specific investors (whether they are a private equity firm or simply a group of individual investors). See also these practice notes: Growth Equity Investments, Co-investments Guide: Issues to Spot and Raise When Making a Private Equity Direct Co-investment, Private Equity Transactions in International Jurisdictions, Real Estate Private Equity Investments: Types of Structures, and Secondary ...