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Which books would you recommend to a VC analyst-associate?

Gust

Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies. A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Term Sheets & Valuations. A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations.

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Are You Selling Your Company? Be Careful with Financial Buyers!

Scott Edward Walker

The most common financial buyer is a private equity firm. Indeed, big private equity firms (such as Blackstone, TPG, Apollo, etc.) There are also, however, lots of small private equity firms that you never read about and which are on the hunt for small, private companies.