Nonfiction / Business
Date Published: September 27, 2022
Publisher: Mindstir Media
The Game of Value Creation takes you inside the world of active investors, who acquire companies that offer substantial opportunities for value creation and turn them into success stories using a proven, calculated, and tactical approach, so that you too can benefit from the strategies that work for the big fish in your own business.
Karl Yaacoub, a former investment banker and private equity investor, reveals how to view a business as a series of interconnected parts while applying the same principles as world-leading institutions to help your organization achieve success.
Interview with Karl Yaacoub
Tell us about your book?
What is the PRIMARY benefit, above all others, that your potential reader will gain from reading this book?
The book demystifies the process of active value creation, a method that the world's most valuable companies use to maximize shareholder value. Besides discussing the key enablers of value creation, it outlines tactics and action steps aimed at helping you maximize the value of a private business.
If you had to compare this book to any other book out there, which book would it be?
This book can be compared to Principles by Ray Dalio or 24 Assets by Daniel Priestley
Hundreds of thousands of books come out every year. Why should someone buy THIS book? The book combines theory and practice to provide a 360-degree approach to value creation. It really packs a punch of value. With tips on growing and optimizing a business, raising and allocating capital efficiently, and protecting key resources and structures, readers will find hidden value applicable to any business in any environment. Based on real-world experience, the perspectives presented here are relatable and presented in an easy manner designed to assist any reader interested in achieving more success in business.
Who is your target audience?
This is for every business owner who wants to have a greater impact. Any person who has ambition or grand ideas can benefit from it. Many people will find this book useful, from small business owners to non-executive directors of multinational companies.
Did your environment or upbringing play a major role in your writing and did you use it to your advantage?
Yes. The experience I gained in investment banking and private equity enabled me to elaborate on methods by which value can be created that are relevant to an outsider, so that they can also benefit from the same methodologies and insights used by the most sophisticated institutions.
Tell us your most rewarding experience since publishing your work?
It’s been the people who’d send me pictures of it with excitement.
How would you describe your writing style?
I combine technical analysis with narration in my writing style. My goal is to provide value, insights, and to genuinely help interested readers thought effective demonstration.
What do you hope to accomplish with your book other than selling it?
Genuinely helping others on their journey of corporate value creation.
How can our readers get in touch with you?
Email me at karl@tgovc.com or karl@ky-vc.com
Check my websites out: http://www.tgovc.com and https://www.ky-vc.com
Where can our readers purchase your book?
About the Author
Karl Yaacoub has over 11 years of experience in investment banking and private equity. He started his career with Standard Chartered Bank, a British multinational financial institution listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges, where he completed assignments and deals in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
He then joined a newly formed investment company with a capital of USD 680 million that had just listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), where he played an active role in sourcing and assessing investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Europe and Southeast Asia and executing deals totaling USD 500 million.
Karl has executed deals in a variety of industries, including but not limited to commercial real estate, oil and gas, chemicals, technology, healthcare and education.
He has worked closely with a range of professionals who work for the world’s top investment banks, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, management consulting firms, family offices and legal firms. He enjoys a truly international network of colleagues, investors and friends around the world.
Karl is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
He is a Chicago Bulls fan and enjoys live music entertainment and unusual gastronomic experiences. He and his family reside in Chicago, Illinois. He is reachable via email at karl.yaacoub@gmail.com.
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