As a result over the last three decades private equity has become an important ingredient in the portfolios of institutional investors such as banks insurance companies and pension funds ulrich lossen explores the choice of portfolio strategies by private equity firms and the impact of this choice on funds performance. Private equity has become an important ingredient in the portfolios of institutional investors such as banks insurance companies and pension funds despite its increasing importance relatively few are known about the characteristics and specialities of private equity. Portfolio strategies of private equity firms theory and evidence amazonca lossen ulrich harhoff phd prof dietmar books. As a result over the last three decades private equity has become an important ingredient in the portfolios of institutional investors such as banks insurance companies and pension funds ulrich lossen explores the choice of portfolio strategies by private equity firms and the impact of this choice on funds performance. Portfolio strategies of private equity firms theory and evidence innovation und entrepreneurship 2007th edition by ulrich lossen author prof dietmar harhoff phd foreword isbn 13 978 3835005778