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Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment

David F. Swensen, 2000

Cover of "Pioneering Portfolio Management" by David F. Swensen
Saturday, January 1, 2000

As Yale's chief investment officer, David F. Swensen transformed the management of the university's portfolio, largely by focusing on nonconventional strategies, including a heavy allocation to private equity. Swensen’s chapter on CD&R’s investment in WESCO describes how the Firm’s hands-on operating approach transformed the electrical equipment and supplies distribution arm of Westinghouse from a problem-laden corporate subsidiary into an industry leading and market-driven business.

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