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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

Judge: “This data, coupled with the new interactive map, further demonstrates who benefits most from successful private equity investments – the teachers, policemen, firefighters and other…

It is the investors—the pensioners in a public or private pension fund, or the foundation that relies on high returns to continue operations. It is the companies that are made stronger, more…

In an op-ed published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer this weekend, David Mook, “head geek” of Ohio-based TMW Systems Inc. writes about his experience working for the company after it was purchased…

By David Mook, head geek of Beachwood-based TMW Systems Inc. Watching from ground zero of presidential politicking, I, like most other Ohioans, can’t escape the torrent of campaign ads…

On Tuesday, new data from Cambridge Associates confirmed that private equity is an invaluable source of returns for investors such as pensions funds, charitable organizations and university…

Preqin’s recent August Spotlight analysis shows that investors in private equity – including pension funds, endowments and charitable foundations – earned superior returns compared to all other…

After experiencing a series of financial setbacks, Sunoco, Inc. was planning to close their refinery in Philadelphia.  As reported in The Wall Street Journal, the planned closure put 850 union jobs…