How to ensure corporate governance and responsible investment in private equity go hand-in-hand

PRIVATE equity as an investment class is older than many of those reading this review. It is a faster-growing part of the investment universe than publicly listed companies, which are decreasing in number.

With an eye towards the legal responsibilities of the manager and the board of directors, along with the monitoring efforts of (mostly) institutional investors, Simon Witney presents a first-of-its kind investigation into the workings of corporate governance and responsible investment in private equity and how the two functions truly work together.

Witney is visiting professor in practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science and has been a private equity lawyer for over 20 years.