An introduction to investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity the new paradigm - Stowell, David (Academic Press/Elsevier, 2010)
Section One: Investment Banking -- 1 -- Overview of Investment Banking -- 2 -- Regulation of the Securities Industry -- 3 -- Financings -- 4 -- Mergers & Acquisitions -- 5 -- Trading -- 6 -- Asset Management, Wealth Management and Research -- 7 -- Credit Rating Agencies, Exchanges and Clearing and Settlement -- 8 -- International Banking -- 9 -- Convertible Securities and Wall Street Innovation -- 10 -- Investment Banking Career Opportunities and Trends -- Section Two: Hedge Funds and Private Equity -- 11 -- Overview of Hedge Funds -- 12 -- Hedge Fund Investment Strategies -- 13 -- Shareholder Activism and Impact on Corporations -- 14 -- Risk, Regulation and Organizational Structure -- 15 -- Hedge Fund Issues and Performance -- 16 -- Overview of Private Equity -- 17 -- LBO Financial Model -- 18 -- Private Equity Impact on Corporations -- 19 -- Organization, Compensation, Regulation and Limited Partners -- 20 -- Issues and Opportunities -- Section Three: Case Studies -- Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear -- Investment Banking in 2008 (B): A Brave New World -- Freeport-McMoRan: Financing an Acquisition -- The Best Deal Gillette Could Get? Procter & Gamble's Acquisition of Gillette -- A Tale of Two Hedge Funds: Magnetar, Peloton, CDOs, and the 2008 Financial Crisis -- Kmart, Sears, and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became One of the World's Largest Retailers -- McDonald's, Wendy's, and Hedge Funds: Hamburger Hedging? Hedge Fund Activism and Impact on Corporate Governance -- Porsche, Volkswagen and CSX: Cars, Trains and Derivatives -- The Toys "R" Us LBO -- Cerberus and the U.S. Auto Industry
Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-562) and index