Favorite private equity investing books?

Ignore title. Just moved into the buyside last week from my IB job, recognizing that people here are much more passionate about investing than they were in banking (which makes sense). To that point, how do I increase my investing acumen? Looking for recommendations of any books, primers, articles etc.

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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here are some top book recommendations to increase your investing acumen in private equity:

Private Equity Books:

  1. Decision-Making in Private Equity Firms – An Empirical Study of Determinants and Rules by Mark Broere
  2. Inside Private Equity by James M. Kocis, James C. Bachman IV, Austin M. Long III, Craig J. Nickels
  3. Investors in Private Equity Funds – Theory, Preferences and Performances by Daniel Hobohm
  4. Leveraged Buyouts – A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity by Paul Pignataro
  5. Private Company Valuation – How Credit Risk Reshaped Equity Markets and Corporate Finance Valuation Tools by Gianluca Oricchio
  6. Private Equity – A Transactional Analysis by Chris Hale
  7. Private Equity – Opportunities and Risks by H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, Halil Kiymaz
  8. Private Equity 4.0 – Reinventing Value Creation by Benoit Leleux, Hans van Swaay, Esmeralda Megally
  9. Mastering Private Equity – Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments & Buyouts by Claudia Zeisberger, Michael Prahl, Bowen White
  10. Private Equity as an Asset Class by Guy Fraser-Sampson
  11. Private Equity Fund Investments – New Insights on Alignment of Interests, Governance, Returns and Forecasting by Cyril Demaria
  12. Private Equity in Action – Case Studies from Developed and Emerging Markets by Claudia Zeisberger, Michael Prahl, Bowen White
  13. Private Equity Unchained – Strategy Insights for the Institutional Investor by Thomas Meyer
  14. Private Equity Valuation by Duff & Phelps – Private Equity International
  15. Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations by Harry Cendrowski
  16. The Future of Private Equity – Beyond the Mega Buyout by Mark Bishop
  17. The Oxford Handbook of Private Equity by Douglas Cumming
  18. The Private Equity Edge by Arthur B. Laffer

Venture Capital Books:

  1. Venture Capital & the Finance of Innovation by Andrew Metrick, Ayako Yasuda
  2. Venture Deals – Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson

Corporate Finance Books:

  1. Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers and Acquisitions by Joshua Rosenbaum, Joshua Pearl
  2. Strategic Corporate Finance – Applications in Valuation & Capital Structure by Justin Pettit
  3. The Handbook of Financing Growth – Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions by Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser, D.L. Williams
  4. Valuation – Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies by Tim Koller, Marc Goedhart, David Wessels

These books cover a wide range of topics within private equity and venture capital, from decision-making and valuation to transactional analysis and case studies. They should provide a solid foundation to enhance your investing acumen.

Sources: Books relevant for PE/VC Professionals, PE, VC, IBD recommended reading list, Best Books to Help Your Investing Skills, Healthcare Book Recommendations ?, Q&A: VP in Private Equity (Growth Equity + LBO)...Post-MBA...Formerly IB Analyst

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