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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