Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108485883)

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 portfolio companies within existing academic theory and examines the laws that apply to them in the UK. He analyses the actual governance frameworks that are put in place and identifies problems created by the legal rules - as well as the market's solutions to them. This book not only explains why these governance mechanisms are established, but also what they are expected to achieve. Witney suggests that private equity owners have both the incentives and the capability to focus on responsible investment practices. Good governance, he argues, is a critical success factor for the private equity industry.

Author: Simon Witney
ISBN-10: 110848588X
ISBN-13: 9781108485883
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2021
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d