Corporate & Public Finance

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was....

Acclaimed journalist Megan Greenwell’s Bad Company is a damning indictment of the private equity industry told through the stories of four American workers whose lives and communities were upended by the ruinous effects of private equity takeovers.

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device....

This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business....

This book is written under specific conditions of which you should be aware. First, it’s not a “how to get rich” book for individuals looking to maximize their 401(k) or invest in the stock market....

In Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Kupor explains exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest, and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal and make the most of their relationships with VCs....

In Plunder, an authoritative exposé of private equity, Brendan Ballou explains what it is, how it kills businesses and jobs, how the government helps, and how we stop it....

You’ve got big dreams for your business, but the odds are not in your favor. You’re struggling to scale. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay profitable. You know you need expert advice to grow....

Every iconic tech company was once a startup. And while these companies like to paint an origin story full of surefooted confidence, the truth is usually something different: the early life of most startups is pure chaos....

With interest rates rising, your cash could now finally earn you some interest income. Well…it could…but it may not be doing so. You see, many financial institutions are not passing along higher interest to their customers....

For years, the #1 bestselling book The Private Equity Playbook has helped countless entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs like you successfully navigate the PE playing field.

From the New York Times bestselling author of More Money Than God comes the astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley’s dominant venture-capital firms—and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy....

Listen to the book that has inspired thousands of people around the world to pursue their Plan A—making bold career moves, launching dream businesses, fleeing toxic relationships, and silencing the naysayers. Feel like you’re always settling for Plan B?

The financial establishment---banks and investment bankers, such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley....

Get money for your business! Learn the financing fast track strategies used by successful entrepreneurs and investors....

Warren Buffett is one of the best investors of all time. But what is his strategy? Buffett's 2-Step Stock Market Strategy breaks down Buffett’s two-step strategy and compiles his best investing principles, so that you can replicate his strategy when you invest in stocks....

Ted Seides gives you an insight to the conversations that typically happen behind the closed doors of institutional investors and private equity managers.

In the constantly evolving world of finance, a solid technical foundation is an essential tool for success....

Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is to buy, sell, or hold. In The Little Book of Valuation, expert Aswath Damodaran explains the techniques in language that any investor can understand....

Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts is the definitive guide to private equity for investors and finance professionals.

One of Silicon Valley's most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in start-ups....

Whorton's story, combined with his Evergreen 7Ps framework, offers practical steps to create and lead enduring businesses.

Money Games is a riveting tale of one of the most successful buyout deals ever: the acquisition and turnaround of what used to be Korea's largest bank by the American firm Newbridge Capital....

These Are the Plunderers traces the thirty-year history of corporate takeovers in America and private equity’s increasing dominance....

The leveraged credit market is currently valued at over $4 trillion and is one of the fastest-growing asset classes, fueling demand for well-trained credit analysts. This comprehensive manual teaches the skills to succeed in the dynamic and complex credit markets.

Acclaimed journalist Megan Greenwell’s Bad Company tells the hidden story of private equity through the experiences of four American workers who watched as private equity upended their employers and communities: a Toys R Us floor supervisor, a rural doctor, a local newspaper journalist, and an affordable housing organizer.

Surviving Wall Street portrays the dramatic transformation of the investment banking business in recent decades through the tumultuous saga of one firm (Greenhill & Co., a specialist in mergers and acquisitions) and one man (Scott Bok, the longtime CEO of that firm). Written in the style of an adventure tale, this book is also a "coming of age" story for a naive young man who came to Wall Street and managed to grab a front-row seat for a period of epic change.

You built the company. Now it’s time to build your legacy. The Entrepreneur’s Exit Playbook is the definitive, founder-first guide to preparing for and executing a successful business sale—from the first valuation conversation to the final wire hitting your account. Written by serial entrepreneur and M&A advisor Kristopher B. Jones, this book combines decades of hard-earned insight, tactical frameworks, and real-world case studies to help you exit on your terms—and win beyond the deal.

Who really owns your hospital, your job, your home—or even your 911 call center? How Private Equity Will Break America is a hard-hitting investigation into the shadow financial empire quietly reshaping the American economy. From bankrupt retail giants to crumbling nursing homes, the story is the same: private equity firms use borrowed money to buy companies, strip their assets, cut essential services, and extract profits—leaving workers, communities, and taxpayers to deal with the fallout. In gripping, evidence-driven prose, this book exposes how private equity infiltrates nearly every ...

With this audiobook, you'll learn how to avoid the active management scam that can cost plenty and eat into the retirement nest egg. Ross counsels on giving up on all those beat-the-market strategies pushed by Wall Street whiz kids. This book will set the listener on the safe road to investment efficiency and enhanced financial peace of mind.

A Founder’s Conversation with a Fractional CFO distills William McNarland’s 25 years in private equity and valuation into a founder-friendly series presented as direct Q&A. Each concise chapter opens with a single question he has fielded thousands of times from real founders, whether it is how to interpret unit economics, when to refresh a valuation, or what investors expect in a data room, and then delivers a practical answer you can apply in minutes. The format let's busy leaders jump straight to the topic that keeps them up at night without wading through theory, while the cumulative...

A Founder’s Conversation with a Fractional CFO distills William McNarland’s 25 years in private equity and valuation into a founder-friendly series presented as direct Q&A. Each concise chapter opens with a single question he has fielded thousands of times from real founders, whether it is how to interpret unit economics, when to refresh a valuation, or what investors expect in a data room, and then delivers a practical answer you can apply in minutes. The format let's busy leaders jump straight to the topic that keeps them up at night without wading through theory, while the cumulative...

A Founder’s Conversation with a Fractional CFO distills William McNarland’s 25 years in private equity and valuation into a founder-friendly series presented as direct Q&A. Each concise chapter opens with a single question he has fielded thousands of times from real founders, whether it is how to interpret unit economics, when to refresh a valuation, or what Investors expect in a data room, and then delivers a practical answer you can apply in minutes. The format lets busy leaders jump straight to the topic that keeps them up at night without wading through theory, while the cumulative ...

A Founder’s Conversation with a Fractional CFO distills William McNarland’s 25 years in private equity and valuation into a founder-friendly series presented as direct Q&A. Each concise chapter opens with a single question he has fielded thousands of times from real founders, whether it is how to interpret unit economics, when to refresh a valuation, or what Investors expect in a data room, and then delivers a practical answer you can apply in minutes. The format let's busy leaders jump straight to the topic that keeps them up at night without wading through theory, while the cumulative...

A Founder’s Conversation with a Fractional CFO distills William McNarland’s 25 years in private equity and valuation into a founder-friendly series presented as direct Q&A. Each concise chapter opens with a single question he has fielded thousands of times from real founders, whether it is how to interpret unit economics, when to refresh a valuation, or what investors expect in a data room, and then delivers a practical answer you can apply in minutes. The format let's busy leaders jump straight to the topic that keeps them up at night without wading through theory, while the cumulative...