Barclay Hedge Fund Directory (Available in Watson Library only)
Provides quarterly analysis on the performance on hedge funds and funds of funds.  Statistical data includes rates of return, expected months to new peak and probability of losing, projectability and comparison with benchmarks.

Bloomberg (Available in Watson Library only)
Good resource for information on hedge funds.
Enter HFND and hit the GO key for Bloomberg’s Hedge Fund menu

Capital IQ
Current non-Business School affiliates can use Capital IQ at one of the four designated terminals in the library. Business School students and faculty may request individual accounts.  For access information see: Business 24/7 Help.  Access to this resource is restricted to CURRENT Columbia University affiliates.

Dow Jones LP Source (Available in Watson Library only)
Provides over 4,000 profiles of active limited partners and investment firms worldwide with coverage on their investment criteria, allocation targets, preferred industries, fund histories, executives and more. Access to this resource is restricted to CURRENT Columbia University affiliates.

Eurekahedge
Provides data on over 20,000 hedge funds and alternative funds worldwide. It covers directory, strategies, assets, industry trends and statistics, and news information on hedge funds, private equity funds, and specialist funds such as real estate funds and Islamic funds, etc. Historical data are available for each fund covered.

Pratt’s Guide to Private Equity Sources
HG64.P73 (Reference shelves)

Thomson ONE [includes SDC Platinum]
Click on the Deals tab for access to the full SDC Platinum database.  This database contains data on LBOs as well as M&A and IPOs deals.

VentureXpert via Thomson ONE (click on Private Equity tab)
Historical venture capital and private equity deals and industry statistics.

Business Source Complete
Full text scholarly business journals and other sources, including industry and market research reports.

TheDeal Pipeline
Integrated access to thedeal.com as well as data on deals, and bankruptcies.

Factiva
Good source for industry publications and dealmakers.

Institutional Investor website [includes rankings of hedge funds]

Proquest
An interdisciplinary database containing scholarly journals, newspapers, trade journals, dissertations and market research.

Specific Journals

• Alternative Investment Quarterly 
  Slot: A500 (Current Serials)
  
• Acquisitions Monthly
  
• AsiaMoney
  
• Asia Private Equity Review
  
• AsiaRisk
  Print: Business Reserves
  
• Asian Venture Capital Journal
  Slot: A855 (Current Serials)
  
• Buyouts
  Print: Reserves Desk
  
• European Venture Capital and Private Equity Journal
  Print: Business Reserves
  
• HedgeWorld Daily
  
• Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report
  Slot: D100 (Current Serials)
  
• Institutional Investor website [includes rankings of hedge funds]
  
• Journal of Alternative Investments
  
• Journal of Private Equity
  Print: Slot J-757
  
• Venture Capital
  Print: V250 (Current Serials)
  
• Venture Capital Journal
  Print: Business Reserves
  
• Putting a Public Face on Private Equity by Janet Hartmann. Online: Mar/Apr 2008. Vol. 32, Iss. 2; p. 14
  Note: to find article search by article title

• Asia 300: Guide to Venture Capital in Asia
  HG5701.G85 (Reference shelves)
• British Venture Capital Association
  Good industry statistics and resources.
  
• Cambridge Associates: Proprietary Indices and Benchmark Studies
  
• Eurekahedge Indices
• European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
  Good industry statistics and resources.
  
• Hedge Fund Association
  HFA is an international not-for-profit association of hedge fund managers, service providers, and investors.  Includes some basic information on hedge funds.
  
• Investment Benchmarks Report: Buyouts and other private equity, venture capital, European private equity
  HG4961.I581 (Business Reserves)
• MoneyTree Survey
  A quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States.  This survey is a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association
• Preqin Global Private Equity Report
  HG4751 .P741 (Business Reserves)
  An annual publication that provides an overview and detailed analysis of the global private equity industry, data and statistics on fundraising, performance, and deals data, etc., and reference guides for different aspects of the industry.