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Private Equity Risk

In: Private Equity Unchained

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  • Thomas Meyer

    (LDS Partners)

Abstract

It seems obvious and intuitive that the greater the potential return one might seek, the greater the risk that one generally needs to assume. There is a widespread belief that private equity by virtue of being more — or rather being perceived to be more — risky than other asset classes it will, almost by definition, also show strong out-performance. However, if risk was automatically rewarded, it would not be called risk. In fact, the claim of outperformance by the private equity asset class is far less clear than conventional wisdom might suggest.

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  • Thomas Meyer, 2014. "Private Equity Risk," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Private Equity Unchained, chapter 0, pages 149-160, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-28682-6_14
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137286826_14
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