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AN INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENT BANKS, HEDGE FUNDS, AND PRIVATE EQUITY
An Introduction to Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity
The New Paradigm
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By
David Stowell, Kellog School of Management Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208

Contents
Section One: Investment Banking Chapter 1 – Overview of Investment Banking Organizational Structure of an Investment Bank Investment Banking Division Client Coverage Bankers Capital Markets Group Equity Capital Markets Debt Capital Markets M&A Product Group Trading Division Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) Equities Non-Client Related Trading and Investing Principal Investing Proprietary Trading Asset Management Division Co-Investments in Asset Management Division Funds Referenced Case Studies – Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear; Investment Banking in 2008 (B): A Brave New World Chapter 2 – Regulation of the Securities Industry Introduction Section One: U.S. Regulations Early Investment Banking The Growth of Investment Banking Limited Regulation The Securities Act of 1933 The Registration Statement The Investment Prospectus New Liabilities Gun-Jumping Rules The Glass-Steagall Act (formally, the Banking Act of 1933) Separation of Private Banks into Deposit and Investment Banks Separation of Commercial and Investment Banks Securities Act of 1934 Public Utility Holding Company Act Chandler Act Maloney Act Investment Company Act of 1940 Section Two: Recent Development in Securities Regulations Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Sarbanes-Oxley Act Bear Stearns Collapse Section Three: Securities Regulations in Other Countries Japan 1947 – 1992 1992 – 1998 1998 – Present United Kingdom Pre-1986 1986 – 1997 1997 – Present China Pre-1992 1992 – 1998 1998 – 2005 2005 – Present Chapter 3 – Financings Capital Markets Financings Financing Considerations Financing Alternatives Debt Financing Bonds Loans Private Placements Asset Backed Securities Commercial Paper Equity Financing Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) Follow-On Offerings Convertible Securities Rationale for Issuing Convertible Bonds Convertible Bond Example Convertible Market Fees to Bankers Distribution Alternatives Shelf Registration Statements "Green Shoe" Over-Allotment Option Referenced Case Studies – Freeport McMorRan: Financing an Acquisition Chapter 4 – Mergers & Acquisitions Strategic Rationale Synergies Credit Ratings and Acquisition Currency Regulatory Considerations Social and Constituent Considerations Role of Investment Bankers Other M&A Participants Fairness Opinion Acquisitions Merger Tender Offer Proxy Contest Due Diligence and Documentation Breakup Fee Alternative Sale Process Preemptive Targeted Solicitation Controlled Auction Public Auction Cross-Border Transactions Tax-Free Reorganizations Corporate Restructurings IPO Carve-Out Spin-Off Spit-Off Tracking Stock Valuation Comparable Company Analysis Comparable Transaction Analysis Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Leverage Buyout Analysis Breakup Analysis Valuation Summary Takeover Defenses Shareholder Rights Plan Other Defenses Risk Arbitrage Referenced Case Study – The Best Deal Gillette Could Get? Procter & Gamble's Acquisition of Gillette Chapter 5 – Trading Client-Related Trading Pricing Securities Offerings Research Sales Equity Trading Prime Brokerage Securities Lending Margin Financing Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) Trading Interest Rate Products Credit Products Structured Credit Credit Default Swaps Bank Loans Commodities Currencies Proprietary Trading Risk Monitoring and Control Value-at-Risk (VaR) Referenced Case Studies – A Tale of Two Hedge Funds: Magnetar, Peloton, CDOs, and the 2008 Financial Crisis; Kmart, Sears, and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became One of the World's Largest Retailers Chapter 6 – Asset Management, Wealth Management and Research Asset Management Wealth Management Hedge Fund Investments Private Equity Investments Research Paying for Research Conflicts of Interest Regulation FD Chapter 7 – Credit Rating Agencies, Exchanges and Clearing and Settlement Credit Rating Agencies Asset-Backed Securities and Criticism Against Credit Rating Agencies Monoline Insurers' Relationship with Credit Agencies Credit Rating Advisory Services Provided by Investment Banks Exchanges Specialists Futures Exchanges Over-the-Counter Market Clearing and Settlement Securities Settlement Derivatives Settlement Investment Banking Services Chapter 8 – International Banking Euromarkets Japan's Financial Market M&A in Japan Equity Financing in Japan Trading Securities in Japan China's Financial Market M&A in China Equity Financing in China Trading Securities in China International Investment Banking Activity in China Emerging Financial Markets Bonds Syndicated Loans Equity M&A Global IPO Market Brazil's IPO Market Russia's IPO Market India's IPO Market China's IPO Market American Depository Receipt (ADR) Standardized International Financial Reporting International Investors Chapter 9 – Convertible Securities and Wall Street Innovation Convertible Securities Hedge Funds and Delta Hedging Zero Coupon Bonds Mandatory Convertibles Wall Street Innovation Nikkei Put Warrants Accelerated Share Repurchase Program Chapter 10 – Investment Banking Career Opportunities and Trends Investment Banking Division Analysts Associates Vice Presidents Managing Directors Trading and Principal Investments Division Client-Related Trading Proprietary Trading Institutional Sales Equity Sales Fixed-Income Sales Prime Brokerage Sales Private Wealth Management Asset Management Research Principal Investments Other Investment Banking Functions Operations Finance Investment Banking Trends Securitization Credit Crisis of 2007 – 2008 Bear Stearns Short-Term Financing by Investment Banks Structured Investment Vehicles Leverage at Investment Banks Capital Ratios New Power Brokers in the Capital Markets Credit Default Swaps Bridge Loans Investment Banking Future Section Two: Hedge Funds and Private Equity Chapter 11 – Overview of Hedge Funds Leverage Growth Composition of Investors Industry Concentration Performance 2008 Slowdown Market Liquidity and Efficiency Financial Innovation Illiquid Investments Lock-Ups, Gates and Side Pockets Comparison with Private Equity Funds and Mutual Funds High Water Marks and Hurdle Rates Public Offerings Fund of Funds Referenced Case Study – A Tale of Two Hedge Funds: Magnetar, Peloton, CDOs, and the 2008 Financial Crisis Chapter 12 – Hedge Fund Investment Strategies Equity-Based Strategies Equity Long/Short Non-Hedged Equity Directional Strategies Macro Emerging Markets Arbitrage Strategies Fixed Income-Based Arbitrage Convertible Arbitrage Relative Value Arbitrage Event Driven Strategies Activist Merger Arbitrage Distressed Securities Summary Referenced Case Study – Kmart, Sears, and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became One of the World's Largest Retailers Chapter 13 – Shareholder Activism and Impact on Corporations Shareholder-Centric vs. Director-Centric Governance Activist Hedge Fund Performance Activist Hedge Fund Accumulation Strategies Changing Rules that Favor Activists Daniel Loeb and 13D Letters Lehman Brothers' Erin Callan vs. David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Carl Icahn vs. Yahoo CSX vs. TCI Bill Ackman vs. McDonald's, Wendy's, Ceridian, Target and MBIA Summary Referenced Case Studies – McDonald's, Wendy's, and Hedge Funds: Hamburger Hedging?; Porsche, Volkswagen and CSX: Cars, Trains and Derivatives Chapter 14 – Risk, Regulation and Organizational Structure Risk Incremental Risk Leverage Regulation Short Selling Transparency Risk Tolerance Systemic Risk Bank Exposure to Hedge Funds Mitigating Systemic Risk Investor Risks Regulation Alternative Regulatory Approaches Organizational Structure Domicile Legal Entity Open-Ended Partnership Referenced Case Study – Porsche, Volkswagen and CSX: Cars, Trains and Derivatives Chapter 15 – Hedge Fund Issues and Performance 2008 Summary Fund of Funds Absolute Return Benefits Revisited Transparency Fees Taxes High Water Mark Searching for Returns Future Developments Merging of Functions Hedge Fund Performance Chapter 16 – Overview of Private Equity Characteristics of a Private Equity Transaction Target Companies for Private Equity Transactions Private Equity Transaction Participants Structure of a Private Equity Fund Capitalization of a Private Equity Transaction Assets Under Management Private Equity Goes Public History Equity Bridge Loans Covenant-Lite Loans and PIK Toggles Club Transactions and Stub Equity Teaming Up with Management Private Equity Investment in Public Equities (PIPEs) Leveraged Recapitalizations Secondary Market for Private Equity Fund of Funds Impact of Financial Services Meltdown on Private Equity Chapter 17 – LBO Financial Model Determining Cash Flow Available for Debt Service Determining Financial Sponsor IRR Determining Purchase Price and Sale Price LBO Analysis Example Forecast Revenue, Margins, D&A, CapEx, Working Capital, Interest Rate and Tax Rate Calculate Acquisition Multiples Determine Target's Capitalization after Acquisition Determine Cash Flow Available for Debt Service Calculate Credit Ratios Calculate Equity Value, IRR, and Multiple of Investment on Projected Exit Date LBO Analysis Post Credit Crisis Referenced Case Study – The Toys "R" Us LBO Chapter 18 – Private Equity Impact on Corporations Private Equity-Owned Companies: Management and Productivity Private Equity-Owned Company Failures Hawaiian Telecom Communications (HTC) Washington Mutual, Inc (WaMu) Scorecard During 2008 Private Equity Purchase Commitment Failures BCE, Inc Huntsman Corporation Private Equity Portfolio Companies Purchased During 2006-2007 TXU Energy (TXU) Equity Office Properties (EOP) Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Harrah's Entertainment (Harrah's) Freescale Semiconductor (Freescale) Univision Private Equity Value Proposition for Corporations Corporate Rationale for Completing Private Equity Transactions Alternative to an IPO Corporate Orphans Ignored Public Companies Operating or Financial Weakness Mandated Divestitures Private Equity as an Alternative Model of Corporate Governance Private Equity Influence on Companies Pressure on Corporate Performance Changing Capital Structure Reduction in Public Market Capitalization Mergers and Acquisitions Referenced Case Study ?Cerberus and the U.S. Auto Industry Chapter 19 – Organization, Compensation, Regulation and Limited Partners Organizational Structure Closed End Funds Exits Compensation Preferred Returns Timing Issues Clawbacks Taxes Regulations Using Intermediaries Perception and Reality Limited Partners Defaults Disclosure Fees Secondary Market FASB 157 Chapter 20 – Issues and Opportunities PIPEs Equity Buyouts Loans M&A Advisory Capital Markets Activity Hedge Fund and Real Estate Investments 2008 Losses Boom and Bust Cycles Annex Funds Limited Partner Pull-Backs Risk Factors Asian Private Equity Activities Profile of The Carlyle Group Strategic Alliances Private Equity IPOs Focus on Portfolio Management Comparison of Private Equity Firms Future Issues Affecting Private Equity Section Three: Case Studies Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear Bear Stearns Long Term Capital Management The Credit Crisis Bear Stearns Asset Management The Calm Before the Storm Run on the Bank Bear's Last Weekend Investment Banking in 2008 (B): A Brave New World The Aftermath of Bear Stearns Gramm-Leach-Bliley and the Fall of Glass-Steagall Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Freeport-McMoRan: Financing an Acquisition Metals Heating Up Enter Freeport-McMoRan Role of the Investment Banks Inside the Wall Outside the Wall Placing the Equity and Convertible Offerings Mandatory Convertible Preferred Shares FCX Post-Allocation The Best Deal Gillette Could Get? Procter & Gamble's Acquisition of Gillette A Dream Deal Deal Structure: An "All-Stock", 60/40, No-Collar Acquisition Valuation of the Deal Key Stakeholders: Beantown, Wall Street, DC, and Main Street The Razor Boss of Beantown: James Kilts, Gillette CEO The Rainmakers: Investment Bankers and Power Brokers The Regulators: International, National, and Local The White Squire from Omaha: Warren Buffett, Gillette Investor Conclusion A Tale of Two Hedge Funds: Magnetar, Peloton, CDOs, and the 2008 Financial Crisis What a Year What a Nightmare Magnetar's Killer Bet The 2007 – 2008 Financial Crisis The CDO Market Rating Agencies Correlation CDO Market Evolution Bank Debt and the Cov-Lite Craze Kmart, Sears, and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became One of the World's Largest Retailers The Unusual Weekend Flash Forward: November 2004 Case Focus The Rise and Fall of Kmart Bankruptcy and Inefficient Financial Markets Financial Buyers vs. Strategic Buyers Private Equity Hedge Funds ESL: The Hedge Fund That Could Not Be Categorized 2002 – 2003 Decision: Should ESL Seek to Gain Control of Kmart during Bankruptcy? Lampert's Kmart Play November 2004 Decision: Should Kmart (under ESL's Control) Acquire Sears? McDonald's, Wendy's, and Hedge Funds: Hamburger Hedging? Hedge Fund Activism and Impact on Corporate Governance Growing Hedge Fund Activism A Tale of Two Activists: Carl Icahn and William Ackman Pershing Square's Initial Involvement: Wendy's and McDonald's Wendy's McDonald's McDonald's Management and Franchisees Respond Rating Agency Concern Unlocking McDonald's Real Estate Value Aftermath of McDonald's Rejection The Truce Retrospective Porsche, Volkswagen and CSX: Cars, Trains and Derivatives Using Derivatives to Obtain Control Positions Volkswagen Equity Derivatives CSX Equity Derivatives CSX Collides with TCI and 3G Background TCI and 3G Take a Position Porsche and Volkswagen: Brothers Reunited Cash-Settled Options Stealth by Swaps Dilemma The Toys "R" Us LBO Case Focus Emergence of Club Deal in a Maturing Industry Dividends and Fees Paid to Private Equity Firms U.S. Retail Toy Industry in 2005 European Retail Toy Industry Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Market Overview of Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us – United States Toys "R" Us – International Babies "R" US Toysrus.com Challenging Times for Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us Strategic Review and Sale The Toys "R" Us Club KKR Bain Capital Vornado Realty Trust The Assignment Cerberus and the U.S. Auto Industry Introduction "What's Good for GM?" GM a Power GM Hard Times Effect on Suppliers CEO Wagoner's Tough Task Remaking Company Cerberus Capital Management to the Rescue?Maybe Cerberus – New Beast of the Investment Community The Deal and Its Details Roadblocks and Hurdles GM's Supplier Relationships Cerberus Builds and Even Bigger Auto Stage The Dream Becomes a Nightmare  

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Hardbound, 624 pages, publication date: FEB-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374503-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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