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Private equity investment volume increased for the second consecutive quarter during Q3 2013, according to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s quarterly Trends Report. U.S. private equity…

Regulators issued the final Volcker Rule regulations on December 10, 2013. While the Volcker Rule will remain a significant impediment to raising capital from U.S. banking entities, the final Volcker…

Private equity buyers will welcome new amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), which became effective August 1, 2013, intended to streamline the tender offer structure for…

On Wednesday, December 4, the House of Representatives approved legislation (H.R. 1105) to exempt private equity investment advisers from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council announced on December 19 that Ken Mehlman has been elected Chairman of the Council’s Board of Directors. Mr. Mehlman serves as a Member and Global Head of…

A recent study conducted by Stanford Graduate School of Business assistant professor Shai Bernstein dispels the misconception that private equity is a “strip and flip” business, proving that the…

By William Alden PHILADELPHIA — The grizzled labor leaders in the audience had scarcely seen anything like it. A top private equity executive, David M. Marchick, leaned in and planted a…

Carlyle Managing Director David Marchick and Philip Rinaldi, chief executive of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, were honored with “Solidarity and Appreciation Awards” at a recent steelworkers…

By Jane M. Von Bergen Nothing unusual about the banquet menu lined up for Saturday evening’s steelworkers union awards dinner – boneless breast of chicken, linguine Alfredo for the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Steve Judge, President and CEO of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council made the following statement upon passage of H.R. 1105, The Small Business Capital Access and…

By MATT KIERNAN WILTON – Congressman Jim Himes visited Sun Products’ corporate offices in Wilton, a provider of household care items, on Monday to meet with company executives and address…

In a recent op-ed posted on The Hill’s Congress blog, Christopher Lee and Sean Medcalf, managing partner and associate at PEGCC member firm Highstar Capital, tout the value of public private…

In a Sunday piece, the Des Moines Register told the story of a struggling Osceola, Iowa-based steel plant, forced to cut jobs and barely keeping the lights on after falling on hard times. Thankfully,…

Judge: “Private equity continues to be a vital source of investment capital for American businesses and a much-needed shot in the arm for the U.S. economy.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Private equity…

The PEGCC recently released its latest quarterly performance update which shows private equity returns (net of fees) outperformed the S&P 500 (including dividends) for 3-year, 5-year and 10-year…

Judge: “This report highlights the superior returns that attract limited partners to the private equity and growth capital asset class.” Washington, D.C. – The Private Equity Growth Capital…

By Lewis R. Clayton, Robert C. Fleder and Udi Grofman Private equity funds are considering the impact of the widely-discussed Sun Capital ruling, which increases the risk that funds will be…

In a recent column featured of the New York Times DealBook blog, PEGCC President and CEO Steve Judge provides refutes columnist Steven M. Davidoff’s flawed argument that the Sun Capital ERISA case…

On October 23rd, Private Equity Growth Capital Council CEO Steve Judge appeared on Bloomberg’s Money Moves to discuss the PEGCC’s recently released pension report. “These are great results,”…

Private equity returns to large public pension funds continue to outperform all other asset classes over 10-year time horizons, according to new PEGCC data. The study examines 146 U.S. public…