@article {Hooke1, author = {Jeffrey Hooke and Ken Yook}, editor = {Saklatvala, Kathryn}, title = {Practical Applications of The Relative Performances of Large Buyout Fund Groups}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, pages = {1--4}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.3905/pa.2017.5.1.224}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {The Relative Performances of Large Buyout Fund Groups Jeffrey Hooke Ken Yook The Relative Performances of Large Buyout Fund Groups , published in the Winter 2016 issue of The Journal of Private Equity , shows that the buyout funds managed by the world{\textquoteright}s largest private equity houses did not deliver top quartile results in the period 1994{\textendash}2007. Authors Jeffrey Hooke and Ken Yook of John Hopkins Carey Business School conclude that average returns were only slightly above the median and that, as a group, these funds did not significantly outperform those run by smaller firms.TOPICS: Private equity, performance measurement, portfolio construction}, issn = {2329-0196}, URL = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/5/1/1.4}, eprint = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/5/1/1.4.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Applications} }