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General Counsels’ Annual Meeting

On October 15, 2014, the PEGCC held its General Counsels’ Annual Meeting at member firm The Blackstone Group’s New York offices.  Meeting attendees were able to enjoy open and off-the-record…

Gardner Denver Flood Wall Ribbon Cutting

Gardner Denver, a KKR portfolio company, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 16, 2014, for the completion of a $1.65 million flood protection wall.  The wall is designed to protect a Quincy,…

Portfolio Company Highlight: ARCOS

Pictured from left to right are – Bruce Duff, CEO of ARCOS, and Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH). ARCOS is a portfolio company…

Portfolio Company Highlight: Sun Products

Pictured from left to right are – Jeffrey Ansell, President & CEO of Sun Products, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Andy…

New Report Reveals Top 10 Pension Funds by Private Equity Returns and Investments

Judge: “Pensioners from across the country are benefiting from the superior returns that private equity consistently provides to their funds year after year.” Washington, D.C. – The Private…

PEGCC Q1 2014 Performance Update: Private Equity Outpaces S&P 500 Over Long-Term Horizons

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Private equity returns continue to outpace the S&P 500 over the long term, according to the most recent quarterly Performance Update Report from the Private Equity Growth…

Update from CEO Steve Judge

Washington was relatively quiet during the third quarter. With the summer congressional recess, the upcoming mid-term elections, and an onset of foreign policy crises, the attention of Congress was…

PEGCC Holds First Chief Financial Officers’ Day

The Council held its first Chief Financial Officers’ Day on September 10th at Associate Member Deloitte’s office in New York. The Council continues to expand its member services offerings to…

PEGCC Releases Video Series on Private Equity Basics

Educational “Private Equity Minute” Series Features Professor Colin Blaydon of Dartmouth College Explaining the Fundamentals of Private Equity WASHINGTON – The Private Equity Growth Capital Council…

CEO Capitol Hill Day

On Wednesday, September 10th, the PEGCC hosted a CEO Capitol Hill Day with The Riverside Company in Washington, DC. CEOs from Riverside portfolio companies Arcos, Brandmuscle, Camelot Education, and…

Blackstone Orchestrates “The Best Leveraged Buyout Ever”

In a recent issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, contributing editor William Cohan recounts how The Blackstone Group executed one of the most successful leveraged buyouts of all time. According to Cohan,…

Update from CEO Steve Judge

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council has been very busy over the last few months. Here’s a snapshot of what’s been happening: PEGCC is pleased to announce Adams Street Partners has become…

Private Equity and Shareholder Activism

By Keith Fullenweider, Stephen M. Gill, Mark Proctor and Kai Haakon E. Liekefett The tide of shareholder activism keeps rising.  In 2013, there were 219 reported shareholder activism campaigns and…

4 Reasons Why Private Equity Firms Offer the Best of Capitalism

A recent story by TheStreet explains why private equity firms offer the best of capitalism, noting that “Private equity groups increase shareholder value, add liquidity, offer greater resources and…

Private Equity Fundraising Surges in Q2; Invested Capital Totaled $108 Billion

Washington, D.C. – In the second quarter of 2014 private equity fundraising nearly doubled to $50 billion, indicating investors’ continued interest in the asset class, according to the Private Equity…

Private Equity Fundraising Surges in Q2

Invested Capital Totaled $108 Billion Washington, D.C. – In the second quarter of 2014 private equity fundraising nearly doubled to $50 billion, indicating investors’ continued interest in the…

PEGCC Q4 2013 Performance Update: Private Equity Continues To Provide Superior Returns Over Long-Term Horizons

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Private equity returns significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the long term, according to the most recent Performance Update from the Private Equity Growth Capital Council…

MainStreet: Private Equity Investment Boosts The Economy: Here’s How Your Retirement’s At Play

By Scott Gamm Friday, July 11, 2014 Private equity firms poured billions of dollars into companies last year, a new survey says. According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council,…