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'''WikiProject Private Equity''' is an inter-project collaboration created to cleanup, categorize, reference and create [[private equity]] related articles.  The project is affiliated with  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance|WikiProject Finance]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Companies|WikiProject Companies]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]].

The scope of this project includes private equity related [[:Category:Private equity|concepts]], [[:Category:Private equity and venture capital investors|investors]] and [[:Category:Private equity firms|firms]]. 

For purposes of this project, private equity should include all of the major sub-categories: [[leveraged buyout]]s, [[venture capital]], [[mezzanine capital]], [[growth capital]], [[private equity secondary market|secondaries]], [[infrastructure]] and [[distressed securities]].

==Membership==
Direct experience with private equity or finance is encouraged but not required to be a member of this project.  For a full list of the members, see '''[[:Category:WikiProject Private Equity participants|WikiProject Private Equity participants]].'''

If you are interested in joining WikiProject Private Equity, you can place following userbox on your user page:

'''{{tl|User WikiProject Private Equity}}'''

to produce this...
{{User WikiProject Private Equity}}

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Users are welcomed to start working on any of the projects on this page or suggest a new project.  Also feel free to invite new members by placing the following invitation on their talk page:

'''{{tl|WPPrivateEquity}}'''

==Article Alerts==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Private Equity/Article alerts}}
{{WikiProject cleanup listing}}


:''See also: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Finance_&_Investment#Article_alerts|WikiProject Finance Article Alerts]]''

==To Do==
*''Please add new things that need to be done!''
*Tag all articles under the scope of this project
*Continue Tag all articles under the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Companies|WikiProject Companies]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance|WikiProject Finance]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]], as appropriate based on the type of article.
*Create articles for notable firms
*Create infoboxes for existing articles
*Add one of the three appropriate [[#Templates|private equity templates]] to pages based on subject type (concept, firms, people)
*Many PE firm infoboxes use the "assets = " tag, rather than the more accurate "aum = " tag.  Please correct any that you come across.

==Private equity firm articles to be created==
===Leveraged Buyout===
''Please use [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Finance_%26_Investment/PrivateEquity/SamplePEfirm|this model]] in creating articles about [[leveraged buyout]] firms.''

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*[[Astorg Partners]]
*[[Code Hennessy & Simmons]]
*[[Compass Partners]]
*[[Cravey, Green & Wahlen]] (CGW)
*[[Crestview Partners]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Crestview_Partners|AFD]]: NCORP)
*[[Edgewater Capital Partners]]
*[[Investitori Associati]]
*[[New Mountain Capital]] (PROD: NCORP)
*[[Primus Capital]] (PROD: NCORP)
*[[Quadriga Capital]]
*[[Seidler Equity Partners]]
*[[Sterling Partners]] (Chicago, Baltimore)
*[[Sterling Investment Partners]] (Westport, CT)
*[[The Sterling Group]] (Houston)
*[[Vector Capital]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Vector_Capital|AFD]]: NCORP)

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<u>Basic Stub Only</u>

*[[Montagu Private Equity]]
*[[Nautic Partners]]
*[[Nordic Capital]] ([[List of private equity firms|Top 50]])


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<u>"Start Level" (needs additional RS)</u>
*[[AEA Investors]]
*[[Affinity Equity Partners]]
*[[American Securities]]
*[[Berkshire Partners]]
*[[Brockway Moran & Partners]]
*[[Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.]]
*[[Charlesbank Capital Partners]]
*[[Charterhouse Group]]
*[[Cortec Group]]
*[[Court Square Capital Partners]]
*[[InterMedia Partners]]
*[[Harvest Partners]]
*[[Motion Equity Partners]]
*[[KRG Capital]]
*[[Kelso & Company]]
*[[Lake Capital]]
*[[Morgenthaler]]
*[[Vestar Capital Partners]]
*[[Wellspring Capital Management]]
}}

===Mezzanine Capital & Distressed Securities===
''Please use [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Finance_%26_Investment/PrivateEquity/SamplePEfirm|this model]] in creating articles about [[mezzanine capital]] and [[distressed securities]] firms.''
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* [[GSC Group]] <small>(fka [[Greenwich Street Capital]]</small>
* [[Levine Leichtman Capital Partners]]
* [[Sandell Asset Management]] (currently a redirect)
* [[Wexford Capital]] [http://www.wexford.com]

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<u>Basic Stub Only</u>
* [[Brigade Capital]]
* [[Highland Capital Management]]
* [[MHR Fund Management]]

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<u>"Start Level"</u><s>

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===Venture Capital===
''Please use [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Finance_%26_Investment/PrivateEquity/SamplePEfirm|this model]] in creating articles about [[venture capital]] firms.''
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<u>To Be Started</u>
* [[Accel-KKR]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Accel-KKR|AfD]])
* [[Alloy Ventures]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Alloy_Ventures|AfD:SK]]) ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Alloy_Ventures_(2nd_nomination)|AfD:2nd]])
* [[Angel CoFund]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Angel_CoFund|AfD]])
* [[BlueRun Ventures]]
* [[Flybridge Venture Capital]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Flybridge_Capital_Partners|AfD]])
* [[General Catalyst Partners]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/General_Catalyst|AfD]])
* [[HealthQuest Capital]] [http://www.healthquestcapital.com]
* [[MPM Capital]] (PROD)
* [[Quire (venture capital)]] [https://quire.com]
* [[Three Arch Partners]] [http://www.threearchpartners.com/]
* [[Tilden Park Capital Management]] [http://www.tildenparkcapital.com/]
* [[VantagePoint Venture Partners]] (R2)
* [[Vertex Ventures]] [http://www.vertexventures.com/]
* [[Village Ventures]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Village_Ventures|AfD]])
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<u>Basic Stub Only</u>
* [[Salient Partners]] [http://www.salientpartners.com/]
* [[Sutter Hill Ventures]]
* [[Uncork Capital]]
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<u>"Start Level" (needs additional RS)</u>
* [[Alta Communications]]
* [[Alta Partners]]
* [[Austin Ventures]]
* [[Battery Ventures]]
* [[U.S. Venture Partners]]
}}

===Fund of Funds, Secondary Funds and Royalty Funds===
''Please use [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Finance_%26_Investment/PrivateEquity/SamplePEfirm|this model]] in creating articles about [[private equity secondary market]] firms and [[fund of funds]].''
{{column|num=3
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<u>To Be Started</u>
* [[Capital Royalty]]
* [[DRI Capital]] ([[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/DRI_Capital|AfD]])
* [[HealthCare Royalty Partners]]
* [[Royalty Pharma]]
* [[Siguler Guff]]
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* NONE

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<u>"Start Level"</u>
}}

==General PE & VC articles==
{{column|num=3
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<u>To Be Started</u>

* [[Principal investment]] [http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmorgan/investbk/solutions/ppb]


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<u>Basic Stub Only</u>
* [[Capitalization table]]
* [[Fund derivatives]]
* [[Shareholder loan]]

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<u>"Start Level" Article Already Completed</u>
}}

==Fixing Stubs==
Stub articles in the private equity area are being tagged with one of the following:

===={{tl|private-equity-stub}}====
A general stub for private equity and venture capital related articles.  Should include stub articles on private equity concepts as well as private equity stubs that have not been categorized into one of the other two stub types.

A list of [[:Category:Private equity stubs|private equity stubs]] is located [[:Category:Private equity stubs|here]].

===={{tl|private-equity-company-stub}}====
A stub for private equity and venture capital firms.  A list of [[:Category:Private equity firm stubs|private equity firm stubs]] is located [[:Category:Private equity firm stubs|here]].

Stub articles may also be designated as {{tl|US-private-equity-company-stub}} (for US firms) or {{tl|UK-private-equity-company-stub}} (for UK firms).  These stubs will appear in the same list of private equity firm stubs.

===={{tl|private-equity-bio-stub}}====
A stub for private equity and venture capital firms.  A list of [[:Category:Private equity biography stubs|private equity investor stubs]] is located [[:Category:Private equity biography stubs|here]].


==Tagging Articles==
Tagging articles will help the members of the project focus their efforts on the articles that need special attention and will alert other editors that there are individuals with interest and expertise in this specific area.

Please place this tag, 
<br>
'''{{tl|WikiProject Private Equity}}'''
<br>
in the talk page of articles under the scope of this project.
The template will produce this...
{{WikiProject Private Equity|category=no}}

==Templates==
The following is a model for use in creating articles about private equity firms.

*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance & Investment/PrivateEquity/SamplePEfirm|Sample Private Equity Firm Article]]


The following templates have been created for use in private equity related articles.  Please add the appropriate template to each article type
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For '''Private Equity Concepts''' use: '''{{tl|Private equity and venture capital}}'''<br>
{{Private equity and venture capital}}
<br><br>
For '''Private Equity Firms''' use: '''{{tl|Private equity firms}}'''<br>
{{Private equity firms}}
<br>

==Categories==
===Concepts===
*[[:Category:Private equity]]
*[[:Category:Venture capital]]
*[[:Category:Private equity secondary market]]

===Firms===
*[[:Category:Private equity firms]]
*[[:Category:Venture capital firms]]
*[[:Category:Private equity media and publications]]

===People===
*[[:Category:Private equity and venture capital investors]]
*[[:Category:Venture capitalists]]
*[[:Category:Corporate raiders]]

===Investments===
*[[:Category:Private equity portfolio companies]]
* Categories for certain large private equity firms may be appropriate to accommodate its portfolio companies

==Establishing notability==
The coverage of the [[private equity]] industry has historically been lacking content and articles on Private Equity Firms have suffered from issues of [[WP:Corp|notability]].  One of the purposes of this project is to help editors to distinguish notable topics from the noise.  In working with the larger Wikipedia community, WikiProject Private Equity should help answer the following questions:

* '''Has this firm or investor completed any notable investments?''' Criteria can include investment size, notability of the companies acquired/funded.  Notable firms tend to receive coverage in major publications when they complete transactions.

* '''Is this an "emerging manager"?''' Most notable firms should have been in existence for a reasonable period of time or should have a notable predecessor (e.g., [[CCMP Capital]], [[Terra Firma Capital Partners]]).  

*'''How much capital does this firm / investor manage?'''  This can be a good metric with which to evaluate notability, particularly for leveraged buyout firms (less so for venture capital firms).  A good rule of thumb would be that unless there is some other mitigating factor, buyout firms which have raised less than $750 million in their last fund or have less than $1 billion under management are likely going to have difficulty establishing notability.

*'''Does a firm / investor have an institutional investor base?''' If a firm's capital base is comprised exclusively of high net worth individuals, in addition to likely failing on one of the above factors.

It is also necessary to be aware of the current [[WP:NCORP]] guideline, which has recently become considerably more restrictive about which sources are considered usable to show notability. It is possible that some frequently used source in this area will no longer be considered acceptable for this purpose.

==Resources==
Please use this overview of [http://www.people.hbs.edu/jlerner/info.html private equity information sources] and [http://www.people.hbs.edu/jlerner/bib.html bibliography] prepared by Harvard Business School professor Joshua Lerner.  His advice is that most of the best information consists of primary sources (news articles) related to individual investments made by private equity firms.

===Web Resources===
{{refbegin}}
*[http://www.altassets.net AltAssets] - free news coverage of the private equity sector

*[http://query.nytimes.com/search/query New York Times: Search] 

*[http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/category/private-equity/ New York Times DealBook] - a finance focused "blog" that is fact-checked and can be a valuable resource

*[http://www.privateequitycouncil.org/ Private Equity Council] - Private Equity advocacy group (good information but need to be careful to reference other sources to maintain [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]]

*[http://www.nvca.org National Venture Capital Association] (United States)

*[http://www.evca.com European Venture Capital Association]

*[http://www.bvca.co.uk British Venture Capital Association]

*[https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/index.jsp PWC MoneyTree Report]

*[http://www.privateequitycouncil.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/pec_primer_layout_final.pdf A Primer on Private Equity] (PE Council)

*[http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/staffstudies/1990-99/ss168.pdf The Economics of the Private Equity Market] (Federal Reserve Study)

*[http://www.evca.com/pdf/Invest.pdf Why and how to invest in private equity] (EVCA)

*[http://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/banking/2001sep/br2001v14n1art2.pdf  Merchant Banking: Past and Present] (FDIC Banking Review)

*[http://brie.berkeley.edu/~briewww/publications/WP163.pdf Organizing venture capital: the rise and demise of American Research and Development Corporation, 1946-1973]

*[http://www.unisg.ch/www/edis.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/3052/$FILE/dis3052.pdf Value Creation in Leveraged Buyouts] (Dissertation of the University of St. Gallen)

*[http://www.4hoteliers.com/4hots_fshw.php?mwi=1757 The History Of Leveraged Buyouts] (Trehan)

*[http://www.cbr.cam.ac.uk/pdf/wp339.pdf The Eclipse of Private Equity]

*[http://feeds.feedburner.com/VentureCapital Feedburner network of Venture Capital blogs]
{{refend}}

===Books on Private Equity Concepts===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |author1=Grabenwarter, Ulrich |author2=Tom Weidig | title=Exposed to the [[J Curve]]: Understanding and Managing Private Equity Fund Investments | publisher=Euromoney Institutional Investor | location=London | year=2005 | id={{ISBN|1-84374-149-0}}}}

*{{cite book | author=Maxwell, Ray | title=Private Equity Funds: A Practical Guide for Investors | publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] | location=New York | year=2007 | id={{ISBN|0-470-02818-6}}}}

*{{cite book | author=Fraser-Sampson, Guy | title=Private Equity as an Asset Class | publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] | location=Hoboken, NJ | year=2007 | id={{ISBN|0-470-06645-8}}}}

*{{cite book | author=Lerner, Joshua | title=Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Casebook | publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] | location=New York | year=2000 | id={{ISBN|0-471-32286-5}}}}

*Schell, James M. ''Private Equity Funds: Business Structure and Operations.''  New York: Law Journal Press, 1999.
{{refend}}

===Books on Private Equity History===
{{refbegin}}
*Ante, Spencer.  <i>Creative capital: Georges Doriot and the birth of venture capital</i>.  Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2008

*Bruck, Connie. ''Predator's Ball''.  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.

*Burrough, Bryan. ''[[Barbarians at the Gate]].''  New York : Harper & Row, 1990.

*Gladstone, David J. Venture Capital Handbook. Rev. ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988.
{{refend}}

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==External links==
*[http://toolserver.org/~legoktm/cgi-bin/wikiproject_watchlist.py?template=WikiProject+Private+Equity Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Private Equity]

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