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Dodd-Frank Update: PEGCC Files Comment Letter on Independence of Compensation Committees

WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2011 – Today, in a letter to the SEC, the PEGCC filed comments on the proposed rule to implement Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which adds Section 10C to the…

PEGCC files comment letter urging SEC to reconsider aspects of Form PF requirement

Letter: “The PEGCC respectfully requests that the Commission not require private equity sponsors to file Form PF… Private equity funds do not present systemic risk.” WASHINGTON, DC, April 15,…

Private equity industry surpasses 2008-2009 performance

Yet PE fundraising remains muted due to record amount of uncalled capital reserves Washington, DC, February 3, 2011 – The private equity industry continued its strong recovery in the fourth…

Private equity industry continues post-recession rebound, according to new PE Index released by PEGCC

WASHINGTON, DC, OCTOBER 21, 2010 – The global private equity industry in the third quarter continued its rebound from the 2008-2009 recession, but private equity activity has not yet returned to…

Private Equity Council adds 18 new members, changes name to Private Equity Growth Capital Council

WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 – Reflecting its expanded and diversified membership, the Private Equity Council announced today that it has changed its name to the Private Equity Growth Capital…
Carried Interest

Raising “carried interest” tax could cut PE investment by $7 billion to $27 billion, new study finds

WASHINGTON, DC – A new study tracking the correlation between tax rates and private equity investment shows that the pending proposal to more than double the tax rate on “carried interest”…
Tax Policy

Statement on proposal to raise taxes on growth investments

WASHINGTON, DC, MAY 20, 2010 – The Private Equity Council issued the following statement on provisions of the so-called “tax extenders” bill filed today in the House of Representatives that…

Private equity-backed companies employ more than 6 million Americans, PEC report finds

WASHINGTON, DC, May 4, 2010 – Companies backed by private equity investments provide jobs for more than six million Americans, or more than five percent of all private-sector workers, according to…

Private equity-backed companies weathered “Great Recession” better than peers, new PEC study finds

WASHINGTON DC, MARCH 31, 2010—Private equity-backed companies weathered the “Great Recession” significantly better than comparable businesses, according to a new study released today by the…

PEC issues statement on proposal to raise taxes on growth investments

WASHINGTON, DC, DECEMBER 7, 2009 – The Private Equity Council issued the following statement on provisions of H.R. 4213 (the so-called “extenders” bill), filed today by the House Ways and Means…

Statement on FDIC’s revised guidelines for failed bank investments

WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 26, 2009 – The Private Equity Council today issued the following statement on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s revised guidelines for the investment of private…