Peter Cornelius is a Research Fellow at the Emerging Markets Institute, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: PRIVATE EQUITY AS AN ASSET CLASS2. Organization, Value Creation and Performance3. Global Benchmarks4. Private Equity in Diversified Investment Portfolios5. Designing Private Equity Programs in Open MarketsPART II: MARKETS, INVESTMENT FLOWS AND DUE DILIGENCE6. Global Markets, Regional Penetration and Country Risk7. Private Equity Funds and Cross-Border Acquisitions8. Cross-Border Fund Commitments, Due Diligence and the Allocation Matrix9. Regional Integration: The Case of Europe10. Fund Investments and Currency MovementsPART III: WHAT’S NEXT?11. Private Equity in the Era of DeleveragingPART IV: STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS WITH GENERAL PARTNERS12. Chasing Deals Globally: Expansion Strategies and Risk Management of Leading Private Equity Firms

Peter Cornelius is a Research Fellow at the Emerging Markets Institute, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: PRIVATE EQUITY AS AN ASSET CLASS2. Organization, Value Creation and Performance3. Global Benchmarks4. Private Equity in Diversified Investment Portfolios5. Designing Private Equity Programs in Open MarketsPART II: MARKETS, INVESTMENT FLOWS AND DUE DILIGENCE6. Global Markets, Regional Penetration and Country Risk7. Private Equity Funds and Cross-Border Acquisitions8. Cross-Border Fund Commitments, Due Diligence and the Allocation Matrix9. Regional Integration: The Case of Europe10. Fund Investments and Currency MovementsPART III: WHAT’S NEXT?11. Private Equity in the Era of DeleveragingPART IV: STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS WITH GENERAL PARTNERS12. Chasing Deals Globally: Expansion Strategies and Risk Management of Leading Private Equity Firms

Peter Cornelius is a Research Fellow at the Emerging Markets Institute, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: PRIVATE EQUITY AS AN ASSET CLASS2. Organization, Value Creation and Performance3. Global Benchmarks4. Private Equity in Diversified Investment Portfolios5. Designing Private Equity Programs in Open MarketsPART II: MARKETS, INVESTMENT FLOWS AND DUE DILIGENCE6. Global Markets, Regional Penetration and Country Risk7. Private Equity Funds and Cross-Border Acquisitions8. Cross-Border Fund Commitments, Due Diligence and the Allocation Matrix9. Regional Integration: The Case of Europe10. Fund Investments and Currency MovementsPART III: WHAT’S NEXT?11. Private Equity in the Era of DeleveragingPART IV: STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS WITH GENERAL PARTNERS12. Chasing Deals Globally: Expansion Strategies and Risk Management of Leading Private Equity Firms