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ICYMI // Barron’s: Main Street Deserves Access to Private Equity, Too
On Friday, Barron’s published the following op-ed from Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella praising a recent guidance issued by the Department of Labor allowing main street…
ICYMI: Policymakers, Business Leaders, and Economists Discuss How Private Equity Supports Jobs, Businesses and Retirees Across America
Washington D.C. – Yesterday, the American Investment Council sponsored a live virtual panel hosted by the Hill newspaper featuring policymakers, business leaders, and economists…
ICYMI // Morning Consult: All Investors Should Have Access to Private Equity’s Superior Returns
Today, Morning Consult published the following op-ed from AIC President and CEO Drew Maloney praising a recent guidance issued by the Department of Labor allowing main street investors…
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – Riverside Company COO and Vice Chairman Pam Hendrickson
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the third video in a new series of interviews conducted by Hill TV examining how private equity investments are supporting…
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – New Mountain Capital Founder & CEO Steve Klinsky
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the second video in a…
Private Equity is Investing in Communities of All Shapes and Sizes
Washington, D.C. – According to a new American Investment Council Report, private equity firms provided new capital last year to a broad range of industries in every state and Congressional district…
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – AIC President & CEO Drew Maloney
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the first video in a new series of interviews conducted by Hill TV examining how private equity investments are supporting…
ICYMI // WSJ: Populists Don’t Know Much About Private Equity
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published the following op-ed from University of Chicago law professor M. Todd Henderson and University of Chicago entrepreneurship and finance…
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AIC Announces Top States and Districts by Private Equity Investment
The numbers are in. Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its annual Top States and Districts Report, which ranks the country’s top twenty states…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Mergers & Acquisitions
Private capital has always been a critical source of investment for American businesses, both large and…
ICYMI // WSJ: Calpers Prepares for the Long Haul
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published the following op-ed from California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng discussing how the…
What They Are Saying: Expanding Access to Private Equity Will Strengthen Retirement Security for Millions of Americans
Recently, the Department of Labor issued guidance allowing private equity investments to be offered to employer-sponsored retirement plans that invest in multiple asset classes. Government officials,…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Investment Capital
Private equity is playing an important part in helping the American economy get back on track after COVID-19 forced businesses to close across the country. In Q1 of 2020, private equity invested $64…
Correcting the Record – Private Equity Has Outperformed for Pension Funds and Other Investors
Professor Ludovic Phalippou recently released an incomplete, misleading article regarding the private equity industry. The facts clearly show that private equity has consistently outperformed…
New Report: Private Equity Invested $64 Billion In More Than 1,000 American Businesses in Q1 2020
Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its 2020 Q1 Industry Investment Report showing that private equity invested $64 billion(1) in more than 1,000 American…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Retail
Americans rely on the retail industry every day to buy groceries, clothes, and other items in order to provide for their families. Retail is and always will be a crucial sector of the…
PROFILE VIDEOS: Learn How Two PE Backed Companies are Helping First Responders and Health Care Workers
The private equity industry and its portfolio companies are proactively stepping up to help communities…
Private Equity-Backed Companies Support the American Recovery
Private equity-backed companies are answering the call to assist the American recovery to COVID-19. A new video series by the American Investment Council highlights nine private equity-backed…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Healthcare
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers are logging countless hours and sacrificing their health to treat millions of people around the world who have contracted this rare coronavirus. The…
What They Are Saying: “Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act” Would Harm the Economy and Cost Jobs
Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) proposed a ban on mergers and acquisitions that would hurt the very businesses and workers they claim…