Learn more about Private equity firms.

1. EDMUNDLAZARUS
PE Firms:
What You
Need to
Know
EdmundLazarus.net

2. PE is a major part of our economy today. Private equity is capital that’s
not publicly traded or listed. It is typically money from institutional
investors like endowments, insurance and pension companies raised by
private equity firms in the form of pooled funds to invest in private
companies.
INTRODUCTION

3. Early stage ventures.
Middle market private equity investing.
Big buyout firms focused on large
investments in big established
companies.
There is a large range of PE firms in the
business world:
PE firms can also specialize in various
areas or industries.
A WIDE VARIETY
OF FIRMS

4. PE firms are there to offer capital for
investment but also cutting edge strategy
and advice to their acquired companies.
Once acquired value creation starts to
take place. Value creation can come from
enhanced growth strategies in sales,
marketing & product development, cost
efficiency improvements, acquisitions,
enhancement of management teams,
better working capital management,
better use of and development of
technology.
WHAT DO PE
FIRMS OFFER

5. Unlike public markets where quarterly
results can become of overwhelming
importance private equity enables
companies to take a 5 or even 10 year view
of value creation. This may be why on
most assessments private equity overall
has generated higher returns than public
equity.
DIFFERENT FROM
PUBLIC MARKETS

6. Edmund
Lazarus
FOUNDING
PARTNER,
EMK CAPITAL
Background
Edmund Lazarus is a
managing partner at
EMK Capital.
Projects
Learn more about
him at
EdmundLazarus.net