Capital Group Investment

Inside the elite investment firm The Capital Group is one of the world s largest investment management organizations, but little is known about it because the company has shunned any type of publicity. This compelling book, for the first time, takes readers inside one of the most elite and private investment firms out there the Capital Group Companies a value investment firm par excellence. It digs deeps to reveal the corporate culture and long-term investment strategies that have made Capital the one organization where most investment professionals would like to work and would most recommend as long-term investment managers for their family and friends. Charles D. Ellis (Greenwich, CT) was managing partner of Greenwich Associates, the leading worldwide strategy consultant and is the author of the bestselling "Winning the Loser s Game.

Performing Venture Capital Due Diligence the Right Way Venture Capital Due Diligence provides a clear and complete explanation of the venture capital (VC) due diligence process and shows you how to use it to assess investment opportunities, make smart investment decisions, and increase the return on your overall venture capital portfolio. This comprehensive guide offers a full explanation of the VC due diligence process, from using screening mechanisms that sort out potential opportunities, to assessing the management qualities, business models, legal issues, and even intangibles of target companies. Structured around a number of carefully crafted questions that venture capitalists often ask when performing due diligence, this book puts you-the reader-in the position of a VC conducting due diligence on a particular company. In-depth discussions of these questions and their possible answers pull together opinions from many of the major players in today’ s venture capital industry, including . . . Richard Testa of Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Craig Johnson of the Venture Law Group Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital Kevin Fong of the Mayfield Fund . . . and many others who are qualified to comment on the proper methods of performing VC due diligence and making VC investment decisions. An essential guide for anyone involved in venture capital investing, Venture Capital Due Diligence helps you uncover potential problems, while showing you where to look and what to look for when conducting VC due diligence.