LibGuides: Private Equity and Venture Capital: Home

Best resources on PE/VC firms and funds

Pitchbook (Connect to Darden VPN)
Connect to the Darden VPN prior to logging in. Search Pitchbook for information on venture capital and private equity companies, funds, limited partners, service providers, founders, investors and buyers. In many cases, Pitchbook provides information about deals and funding. Please note this is a new link, so update your bookmarks, or go to my.pitchbook.com and click on Log in with SSO.
Preqin Private Equity Performance Analyst (Connect to Darden VPN)
Explore this site for data on the performance of private equity firms and funds. You can search for firms and funds by name or screen for funds by vintage year, fund type, geographic focus, manager location, industry focus, and fund size. In addition, you can create benchmarks for funds with select characteristics.
Bloomberg Financial Markets (in Camp Library only)
Log onto the library Bloomberg terminals for real-time and historical data for stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, indices, etc. Also features news as well as information on corporate executives and directors. Use the League command to view investment banking league tables and details on specific deals. Use the MA command to search for Mergers and Acquisitions deals.

Please contact the Darden reference librarian if you would like a short tutorial on how to use Bloomberg and install the Excel Addin.
Capital IQ (Connect to Darden VPN)
LSEG has a number of options for P/E and VC for example there is a private equity screener, you can get to this easily by typing in "private equity" into the main search box of LSEG Workpace. If you have questions please reach out to us at library@darden.virginia.edu
LSEG Workspace (AKA Refinitiv)
Use LSEG Workspace to access a wide variety of financial information for public companies including financials, analyst reports, corporate and government bond information, industry information, news and much more!
Morningstar Direct (in Camp Library only)
Investors, portfolio managers, and researchers turn to Morningstar Direct for information and performance data on open-end funds, pension and life insurance funds, closed-end funds, exchange traded funds, separate accounts and CITs, hedge funds, and unit investment trusts. The Morningstar Direct software is installed only on workstations in the library Capital Markets Room.

PE/VC Books

The Private Equity Toolkit by Tamara Sakovska
ISBN: 9781119697107

Publication Date: 2022-06-08

Master the navigation of private equity deals from sourcing to exit with this comprehensive guide.
The Private Equity Playbook by Adam Coffey
ISBN: 9781544513270

Publication Date: 2019-02-14

Private equity firms are on the rise and rapidly changing the game. Today more than 5,500 P.E. firms own tens of thousands of companies, so it is essential for CEOs and senior management executives to understand exactly how private equity firms operate. This invaluable resource can help you devise a winning P.E. game plan for your own company that offers you greater freedom and financial success. CEO Adam Coffey has almost twenty years of experience building businesses for private equity companies. In this authoritative yet approachable handbook, he covers: The history and landscape of private equity Ground rules for finding the right firm to partner with Techniques for navigating the new governance Strategies for continued growth in the private equity space And more. The Private Equity Playbook provides all the coaching you'll need to compete and win on this new playing field.
Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions by Cary L. Cooper (Editor); Sydney Finkelstein (Editor)
ISBN: 9781837538621

Publication Date: 2023-08-24

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitionsstands out from the competition due to its focus on three key characteristics: studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspective. Such a broad and inclusive approach to mergers and acquisitions is not easily replicated in academic journals, with much narrower mandates and metrics. Volume 22 of this annual series explores a range of issues relevant to a post-pandemic world- the cost-of-living crisis, energy insecurity, war in Ukraine and rising inflation are pushing many countries into recession, adversely affecting the global economy. This has led, and will continue to lead, to more downsizing, restructurings and inevitably to an increase in mergers and acquisitions. This collection of new and current research highlights interesting behavioural themes as well as timely practical solutions to the dilemma of mergers and acquisitions failures. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions Volume 22is of interest to scholars in strategic management, organizational theory and behaviour who are studying questions around mergers and acquisitions. Doctoral students will benefit from access to the diversity of research that can trigger new research questions and expanded research agendas.
Valuing the Company for Private Equity Investment
ISBN: 9781529792973

Publication Date: 2022

A case study that looks at the rationale of the investment for a company and whether the deal was made at a proper valuation as compared to the industry. The case will also lead to a discussion on timing and routes of exit.

Private Equity/Venture Capital Market Information

EMIS (Connect to Darden VPN)
Search this database for information about emerging market countries, companies, industries, and economic conditions.

News & Academic Articles

ABI/Inform Global

ABI/INFORM Global offers the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels. It allows users to research business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive landscape.
Business Source Complete
Search this database for articles in 1,200 business journals, magazines, and trade journals. Also provides industry reports, country profiles, and company SWOT analyses. Business Source Complete is often the best place to start your research.

Provides full text or pdf articles from the Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Perspectives, Administrative Science Quarterly, California Management Review, and the Journal of Business Ethics.
Factiva
Aggregated news from national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and transcripts. Factiva includes access to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Barron's. Content is available in 22 languages. Factiva also houses succinct company profiles, Factiva's indexing tools and more.
Access World News
Search here for news from a broad list of sources, including the Richmond Times Dispatch and Daily Progress. Does not contain the business specific features of such news databases as Factiva and Lexis Nexis Academic.

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