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This piece originally ran in PE HUB, an interactive forum for the global private equity community. By Steve Judge All eyes were on our financial institutions during the financial crisis. It was a…

This piece was originally published in the Wall Street Journal on February 4, 2015. By Rick Schifter Over the past two weeks, one U.S. airline after another has reported record earnings for 2014….

WASHINGTON – Private equity returns continued to outperform the S&P 500 over the long term, according to the most recent quarterly Performance Update Report from the Private Equity Growth…

 In a recent Preqin Global Report, PEGCC CEO and President Steve Judge and VP of Research Bronwyn Bailey discuss the growth of the private equity industry. Click here to read more.

To learn more about this project and what it means to the community of Quincy, IL, watch the PE at Work video case study. WASHINGTON – The PEGCC’s latest video case study highlights KKR-backed…

To learn more about this project and what it means to the community of Quincy, IL, watch the PE at Work video case study. WASHINGTON – The PEGCC’s latest video case study highlights KKR-backed…

By  HILLARY CANADA, Dec. 3, 2014 Private equity deal makers may have had their fill of Texas tea. Just 20% of 117 senior level private equity professionals polled in mid-November by trade…

According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s latest Private Equity Decision Makers Survey, 75 percent of decision makers responsible for investment decisions at private equity firms…

Survey Finds 75 Percent of Decision Makers Believe the Nation’s Economy is Headed in the Right Direction  Steve Judge: “We are seeing positive indications for a strong 2015.  Within both the…

Overall Private Equity Investment Is On Pace for Strong 2014 WASHINGTON – The investment total for 2014 is on track to be the largest by volume since 2007, according to the Private Equity Growth…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…