Corporate governance and responsible investment in private equity

Private equity-backed companies are ubiquitous and economically significant. Consequently, the corporate governance of these companies matters to all of us, and - not surprisingly - is coming under increasing scrutiny. Simon Witney, a practicing private equity lawyer, positions private equity portfo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Witney, Simon R, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2021.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
International corporate law and financial market regulation.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b43755021*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mapping an analytical framework
  • Private ordering in private equity and its implications
  • Agency cost mitigation
  • Improving decision-making and protecting wider interests
  • The relevance of business judgement regulation
  • Dealing with the duties to avoid and disclose conflicts of interest
  • Rules affecting the exercise of power by shareholders and their nominated directors
  • Recent corporate governance reforms, best practice codes and their impact
  • How do academics explain private equity outperformance?
  • Improving governance to improve performance
  • Conclusion : Corporate governance and responsible investment.