Ludovic Phalippou

Ludovic Phalippou is the Author of the best seller Private Equity Laid Bare, and is a tenured faculty member of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He specialises in the areas of private equity that are of interest to investors in that asset class, such as fee tracking, interest alignment, and return benchmarking. Named as one of “The 40 Most Outstanding Business School Profs Under 40 in the World” in 2014, and as one of the 20 most influential individuals in private equity in Europe in 2016, Ludovic has strong links with senior practitioners in the industry, routinely speaks at practitioner conferences, and appears in the media internationally. Ludovic’s research papers have been widely cited in academia, in the press, and in regulatory circles. He worked with a number of large institutional investors on their private equity investment decision and benchmarking systems. At Oxford, Ludovic teaches asset management and private equity. Ludovic achieved a degree in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics; a Master in Economics and a Master in Mathematical Finance both from the University of Southern California; and a PhD in Finance from INSEAD. For more information about Professor Phalippou and his book, please visit www.pelaidbare.com