Book contents
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I How Should Private Equity Governance Systems Look?
- Part II What Actually Happens?
- Part III Corporate Governance Regulation in the United Kingdom and Private Equity’s Response
- Part IV How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance
- 9 How Do Academics Explain Private Equity Outperformance?
- 10 Improving Governance to Improve Performance
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
10 - Improving Governance to Improve Performance
from Part IV - How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 November 2020
Book contents
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I How Should Private Equity Governance Systems Look?
- Part II What Actually Happens?
- Part III Corporate Governance Regulation in the United Kingdom and Private Equity’s Response
- Part IV How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance
- 9 How Do Academics Explain Private Equity Outperformance?
- 10 Improving Governance to Improve Performance
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this chapter it is argued that a significant part of the reason for private equity’s outperformance is its superior and sophisticated governance structures, as described in this book, with lessons for private equity practitioners, investors and policymakers, as well as academics and others with a general interest in corporate governance and corporate performance.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021