Books relevant for PE/VC Professionals

Here is my books library on this topic.

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

Private Equity/Venture Capital: * Beyond the J-curve – Managing a Portfolio of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds – Thomas Meyer & Pierre-Yves Mathonet * Mastering Private Equity – Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments & Buyouts – Claudia Zeisberger, Michael Prahl, Bowen White * Venture Capital, Private Equity & the Financing of Entrepreneurship – Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Felda Hardymon * Venture Deals – Be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist – Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson

Venture Capital: * Venture Capital & the Finance of Innovation – Andrew Metrick, Ayako Yasuda

Private Equity Operations: * Human Capital in Private Equity – Managing Your Most Important Asset – Dr Eric Warner, Mercer HR Consulting – Private Equity International * The Operating Partner in Private Equity Volume 1 & 2 – Private Equity International

Geographic Focus: * Private Equity – The German Experience – Paul Jowett, Francoise Jowett * Private Equity Funds in China: A 20-Year Overview Volume 1 – Xia Bin, Wang Changyun, Zhou Ye’an * Private Equity in Emerging Markets – The New Frontiers of International Finance – Darek Klonowski * Private Equity Investing in Emerging Markets – Opportunities for Value Creation – Roger Leeds * Shari’a-Compliant Private Equity – A Primer for the Executive – Shahzad Siddiqui * Shari’ah Compliant Private Equity and Islamic Venture Capital – Fara Madehah Ahmad Farid

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

Mergers & Acquisitions: * Applied Mergers & Acquisitions Workbook – Robert F. Bruner * Commercial Due Diligence – The Key to Understanding Value in an Acquisition – Peter Howson * Mergers, Acquisitions and other Restructurings – Donald M. DePamphilis * Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Restructurings – A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity – Paul Pignataro * The Art of M&A – A Merger Acquisition Buyout Guide – Stanley Foster Reed, Alexandra Reed Lajoux, H. Peter Nesvold * The Art of M&A Due Diligence – Navigating Critical Steps and Uncovering Crucial Data – Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Charles M. Elson * Valuation for M&A – Building Value in Private Companies – Chris M. Mellen, Frank C. Evans * Valuation for Mergers and Acquisitions – Barbara S. Petitt, Kenneth R. Ferris