“Barbarians at the Gate”, by Bryan Burrough and John Helyardetails
- About the 1988, $25 billion takeover of RJR Nabisco by private-equity firm KKR, the biggest takeover at the time
- Gives details on the deals
- Also one of the best investment books of all time
“King of Capital”, by David Carey and Johnny Morris
- Incredible stories of how Blackstone was built in 1985 to where it is today
- How Blackstone created Blackrock, the company that now runs over a trillion dollars
- How Blackstone sold Blackrock a little early
- Gives a good overall picture of the private equity industry
“The Future of Private Equity: Beyond the Mega Buyout”, by Mark Bishop
- look at the future of our industry from a global perspective
- Include interviews with people in the private equity industry from all over the world
- More interviews in “The Masters of Private Equity Venture Capital” by Robert Finkel and David Greising
Research other resources
- Public, private equity companies, such as pension plan CPPIB (Video #3)
- Their documents such as annual reports that detail their investments