Beyond the J Curve???Managing a Portfolio of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds provides financial professionals with the strategies and risk management tools necessary to establish successful venture capital and private equity investment programs. It presents seasoned investors with the tools to benchmark their approach, and newcomers with guidance on how to set up a program and avoid the most common pitfalls. Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, this book provides an innovative toolset for investors to design and manage portfolios tailored to the dynamics of this marketplace, going far beyond the typical and often simplistic recipe to ???go for top quartile funds.'