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Returns and Risks to Private Equity


Mara Faccio


Purdue University - Krannert School of Management; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Maria-Teresa Marchica


University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

John J. McConnell


Purdue University

Roberto Mura


University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

November 11, 2011


Abstract:     
We assess returns and risks to private equity investors from 35 countries for the time interval of 1996-2008. We find that returns to private equity (measured as return on book equity (ROE)) are significantly higher than ROEs to publicly traded equity. Using customary measures to adjust for risk, the spread between private and public equity returns is sufficiently high to justify the idiosyncratic risk borne by undiversified private equity investors. Despite their apparently high undiversified portfolio risk, investors in non-publicly traded firms appear to allocate their capital efficiently.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 59

Keywords: Private equity

JEL Classification: G10, G15, G30

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Date posted: March 9, 2011 ; Last revised: March 17, 2012

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Faccio, Mara, Marchica, Maria-Teresa, McConnell, John J. and Mura, Roberto, Returns and Risks to Private Equity (November 11, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1781070 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1781070

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Mara Faccio (Contact Author)
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management ( email )
1310 Krannert Building
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1310
United States
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
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Maria-Teresa Marchica
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School ( email )
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John J. McConnell
Purdue University ( email )
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Roberto Mura
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School ( email )
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Manchester, Lancashire M13 9PL
United Kingdom
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HOME PAGE: http://www.robertomura.com
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