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Do Private Equity Funds Earn Their Fees?
It’s widely known that private equity (PE) managers charge fees to limited partner investors (LPs) in their funds. These fees have historically been “2 and 20”: a 2 percent management fee on…
PE Index: Private Equity Activity Falls in Q3, but Remains Above 2008-09 Levels
Bailey: “Private equity investment topped $59 billion for the quarter- showing consistent pace of investment and the industry’s place as a driving force for economic activity.”
The Private…
PEGCC Releases Q3 Private Equity Index
Bailey: “Private equity investment topped $59 billion for the quarter- showing consistent pace of investment and the industry’s place as a driving force for economic activity.”
The Private…
Growth Equity: Preferred Source of Financing
Private equity and growth capital investment is about making companies stronger, but firms can accomplish that in many ways. Writing for PE Hub, Matt Stewart examined the benefits of growth capital…
Legislative Priorities
On Private Equity Taxation, Consider Side Effects
By David Robinson
Herald-Sun guest columnist
DURHAM – As we reach the last few days of the presidential election and the debates between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney reach a…
New Research Shows Pension Investment in Private Equity Outperforms All Other Asset Classes
PEGCC’s Bailey: “Even the lower tier of private equity… outperforms public equity’s top tier.”
Amid ongoing discussion of the value of private equity to the U.S. economy, new research…
Case Studies
vRide: Environmentally Sound Solutions
vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. With an investment from the private equity firm TPG Capital, vRide…
Investing in Economical and Environmentally Sound Solutions
Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. They’ve issued a nation-wide challenge to take…
Investing in Economical and Environmentally Sound Solutions
Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. They’ve issued a nation-wide challenge to take…
Private Equity and vRide Partner to Help Commuters Save Time, Money and the Environment
Judge: “TPG’s investment in vRide exemplifies the societal benefits of pairing capital and expertise with entrepreneurs, innovators and fresh ideas.”
Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing…
American Securities CEO on the Role of Middle Market Private Equity
Appearing on Bloomberg’s “Money Moves,” American Securities CEO Michael Fisch discusses the important role that mid-sized private equity firms play in the U.S. economy. Fisch’s firm invests…
New Report: Private Equity continues to outperform S&P 500 over long term horizons
Judge: “The benefits of private equity returns to the pensions, charitable foundations and university endowments are clear. No other asset class provides the consistently superior returns of…
CommVault CEO: Private Equity is About Growth
In a blog post for Forbes, President and CEO of CommVault, N. Robert Hammer, replies to critics who criticize private equity for political gain. Having run companies funded by private equity, Hammer…
Everybody Knows Who We Work For
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, private equity pioneer and KKR co-founder and co-CEO George Roberts spoke about the private equity business model and the relationship each PE firm has with its…
KKR Stretches Its Dollar to Boost Industry’s Rep
ByMichael Wursthorn
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s ownership of the discount retailer Dollar General Corp. has found another use besides being a buyout success for the firm.
The…
Case Studies
Dollar General: Reenergizing a National Retailer
Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a national retailer that has been revived by private equity. The company’s growth and…
Private Equity Investment Grows Dollar General into one of the Nations Largest, Most Successful Retailers
Today the Private Equity at Work campaign released a new video case study today featuring national retailer Dollar General, now the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer by store count….
Private Equity Investment Grows Dollar General into one of the Nation’s Largest, Most Successful Retailers
Judge: “Dollar General is one of many examples of household names reenergized by private equity.”
Often left out of the conversation surrounding the presidential election, private equity is…
Private Equity Reenergizes a National Retailer
Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a national retailer that has been revived by private equity. The company’s growth and profitability had slowed and in 2007, the…